Pivot or Persevere? Being a Growth Company CEO with Coursera's CEO Jeff Maggioncalda

Billion Dollar Moves™ with Sarah Chen-Spellings | Global Venture Capital

Our guest today is none other than Jeff Maggioncalda, a visionary leader whose journey spans not just one but two groundbreaking fields. For 18 years, Jeff worked side by side with Nobel Prize winner and economist Bill Sharpe, as the founding CEO of Financial Engines, one of the earliest pioneers in the world of robo-advisors and algorithm-driven investment strategies that became the largest independent online retirement advice platform with more than $100 billion under management. sold for you know, a casual $3 billion.

Fast forward to today, Jeff is at the helm of another HIGH IMPACT endeavor. As the CEO of Coursera, he's leading the charge to redefine education for the digital age; since joining in June 2017 and has helped the company grow to over 120 million learners and 7,000+ institutions, served by high-quality learning content from 300+ of the world’s top universities and industry educators.

From what a good CEO is and how a game of Monopoly really started Jeff on this journey, our power-packed conversation is a CEO masterclass you need to buckle up for.

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TIMESTAMPS

04:20 From a game of Monopoly to Monte Carlo simulations

10:23 Pivoting is important, but knowing when is difficult

13:50 AI: another form of technology, impact, and concerns

17:09 GPT to predict business strategies

23:44 Digital, platform business models in online learning, massive online open courses (MOOCs)

35:56 Technology, globalization, and AI drive future change. Being a growth company CEO

ON COURSERA: https://www.coursera.org/

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