Luis von Ahn (@luisvonahn) is an entrepreneur and computer
science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for
inventing CAPTCHAs, being a MacArthur Fellow ("genius grant"
recipient), and selling two companies to Google in his 20's. Luis
has been named one of the 10 Most Brilliant Scientists by Popular
Science Magazine, one of the 50 Best Brains in Science by
Discover, one of the Top Young Innovators Under 35 by MIT
Technology Review, and one of the 100 Most Innovative People in
Business by FastCompany Magazine. Luis is currently the
co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, a language learning platform
created to bring free language education to the world. With more
than 100 million users, it is the most popular way to learn
languages in the world, and it is the most downloaded app in the
Education category on both iTunes (5-star average, 3,300+
reviews) and Google Play. I first met Luis as an early investor
in Duolingo, and every time I meet him, I learn something new. In
this conversation, we talk about: What 2-3 books and resources
he'd recommend to entrepreneurs Language learning tips The clever
way he caught cheating students at Carnegie Mellon Early mentors
and key lessons learned The story of building and selling
reCAPTCHA How to recruit and vet technical talent Duolingo's most
surprising sources of users, and much more... Enjoy! Show notes
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