Crowdsourcing pioneer and Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn built the world's most downloaded education app on a mission to make quality education available to everyone.
Why you should listen
Luis von Ahn is an entrepreneur and former professor at Carnegie Mellon University known for co-inventing CAPTCHAs, being a MacArthur Fellow and selling two companies to Google in his twenties. He is the cofounder and CEO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform and most downloaded education app, which allows you to learn languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Navajo— even Klingon! — for free.
von Ahn's current work leverages cutting-edge technology like AI to improve access to education. He was named one of the "10 Most Brilliant Scientists" by Popular Science and one of the "100 Most Innovative People in Business" by Fast Company. In 2023, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
von Ahn's current work leverages cutting-edge technology like AI to improve access to education. He was named one of the "10 Most Brilliant Scientists" by Popular Science and one of the "100 Most Innovative People in Business" by Fast Company. In 2023, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
