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January 13, 2022Udemy is preparing for a $100M IPO. Here are five things to know
Remote learning has accelerated since March 2020 out of necessity, but Udemy has been at it a lot longer than that. The company was one of the earliest online educational platforms that emerged in the 2000s from a then-nascent industry of MOOCs — massive open online courses. Read full article here.
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Udemy files for U.S. IPO as remote learning shift drives revenue surge
Online learning platform Udemy Inc on Tuesday filed regulatory paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, revealing a surge in revenue last year driven by the pandemic-led accelerated shift toward remote learning. Read full article here.
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Yes, robots are coming for your job, but you might like the new one more (if you’re still employed)
Tom Hathaway, a Udemy instructor who teaches courses on business analysis and navigating digital transformation, said he’s read a lot about servers and transportation workers “being phased out,” but other positions, not so much. Read full article here.
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Udemy expands corporate learning platform for businesses with new features
Udemy said the Business Pro platform will offer employers new features like Udemy Paths, skills assessments, workspaces, and hands-on labs across critical skills in information technology, software development and data & analytics. Instructors with Udemy helped design the Business Pro tool to be an “end-to-end learning experience” that helps employees keep up with evolving industry […]
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Udemy acquires leadership development platform CorpU
Udemy announced on Monday that it has acquired online leadership development platform CorpU. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but the addition will expand Udemy’s offerings and beef up its corporate footprint. Read full article here.
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Winning the war for talent
Udemy Board member Heather Hiles shares how when a company wins the competition for talent by creating a work environment where people can be themselves. The most successful organizations establish the conditions where people feel safe to bring their full selves to work. We want people to bring all their wisdom, knowledge, and skills so […]
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How To Negotiate For Your Work-From-Home Life And Make Your Boss Happy
“Now that life is returning to normal, it’s the perfect opportunity to weigh the benefits of jumping back into business as usual,” says Alexa Fischer, Confidence Coach, Entrepreneur and Udemy instructor. “It’s fair to have a candid conversation about the pros and cons of working remotely with the intended outcome of finding a solution that […]
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3 ways—beyond a better paycheck—companies can hold onto top talent
Udemy Business President Greg Brown shares that Udemy Business customer Pariveda, a consulting company based in Dallas, thinks about employee engagement and retention through the lens of internal talent development. They embrace shifting career paths and support employees as they map out the directions they want their career to take. Employees are encouraged to spend […]
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Top Surging Tech Skills
New data from Udemy’s corporate product, Udemy Business, identifies the top surging skills in the workplace in June 2021. Here we take a look at the top “surging” tech skills, which Udemy defines as the skills seeing the most activity on Udemy Business. Read full article here.
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How to Instill the 7 Cs of Team Resilience in Your Organization
I developed the practical skills and tools to cultivate resilience over decades in my work as a U.S. diplomat in dangerous and challenging overseas environments. Now, I teach those tools to organizations of all kinds. But I’ve never seen such a widespread awareness of the importance of resilience as I have over the last year. […]
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4 content-creating side hustles that can produce passive income, with tips from the pros
“Everyone has something to teach,” says veteran online instructor Chris Haroun, who’s made more than $1 million selling his dozens of courses on online learning platform Udemy. Maybe you’ve developed a mouth-watering banana bread recipe, or you have a really good sense of how to decorate children’s bedrooms. Consider your work experience, your longtime hobbies, […]
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The top ten tech skills that companies are desperate for their employees to learn right now, according to Udemy
According to Udemy’s 2020 Learning Report, the corporate-focused platform saw an 80% increase in enrollment and consumption between February and April 2020, as pandemic lockdowns began. Here are ten topics that companies are desperate for employees to learn about right now, according to Udemy Business. Read the full article here.
