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February 17, 20215 Changes In HR That Should Persist Through 2021
In supporting individuals through difficult challenges for the last year, People leaders have established new ways of making the world of work welcoming and productive. As the People leader of Udemy, a company whose foundation is lifelong learning, I believe in the maxim that there is something to be learned from each of life’s challenges. […]
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February 15, 2021
How to build passive income online, from a guy who made over $1 million teaching on Udemy
“I recorded the exact same thing that I presented to them,” he says. “I called it An Entire MBA in 1 Course,” and he put it on online learning platform Udemy. An Entire MBA in 1 Course has now been downloaded more than 390,000 times. Haroun has since uploaded dozens of other courses onto Udemy […]
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February 12, 2021
These are the top skills people are seeking out while working from home
With more people now telecommuting from home, many employers have stepped up their e-learning offerings to help employees learn, grow and adapt to the new ways of working during the coronavirus pandemic. According to a 2021 trends report from virtual learning platform Udemy for Business, courses that teach soft skills are among the most popular […]
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February 8, 2021
Under Pressure: 6 Ways to Be a Good Manager in an Ongoing Crisis
As the Twitterverse put it, “We’re not just at home working. We’re at home, during a crisis, trying to work.” Over the past year, crisis mode has become the new normal. Even the most fortunate among us is likely struggling in some way. Knowing this, Udemy VP of Learning Shelley Osborne shares tips for good […]
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January 6, 2021
Workplace Learning Trends Show that Training Takes on a New Urgency
The workforce upskilled increased to 38% in 2020 from 14% in 2019, according to Udemy’s 2021 Workplace Learning Trends Report. This uptick was driven by a growing number of organizations recognizing their need to fill the skills gap. Read the full article here.
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December 9, 2020
The Expansion Of Online Learning With Recent Fundings
Udemy, which provides a marketplace offering more than 130,000 different online learning courses from business analytics to meditation lessons, has raised $50 million at a $3.25 billion pre-money valuation in a Series F financing last month. At Udemy, 35 million students globally learn from 57,000 instructors who collectively teach over a wide variety of courses. […]
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November 30, 2020
Training for this workplace skill is up nearly 4,000% in 2020
According to a new report from Udemy for Business, a learning and development platform, workers have been devouring virtual training courses that help them learn soft skills to better manage their mental health and wellness. The learning platform found that, between 2019 and 2020, the number of hours logged for courses that teach anxiety management […]
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November 24, 2020
3 new $100M ARR club members and a call for the next generation of growth-stage startups
It’s been impossible to miss the edtech boom of 2020, meaning that Udemy and its ilk have come up repeatedly on TechCrunch in recent months. But it was to my surprise that the online course provider was so large that a portion of its operations alone could reach the $100 million ARR threshold. And yet, […]
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November 18, 2020
Udemy Adds More Than $1 Billion To Its Valuation In New Funding Round
Online learning platform Udemy announced today that it had raised an additional $50 million, boosting its valuation from the $2 billion it reported in February to $3.25 billion. The new round brings the San Francisco-based company’s total funding to more than $273 million. Bloomberg reported that the lead investor in the new round is Chinese […]
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November 14, 2020
6 training trends to watch that “will define the workplace in 2021
Udemy published an article on Wednesday outlining the key findings of its 2021 Workplace Learning Trends Report. The report detailed training courses that have seen a surge in demand on Udemy for Business, the company’s online learning platform. The company also analyzed organizational “learning behaviors” to identify six trends Udemy believes will “define the workplace […]
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October 29, 2020
Udemy’s Corporate Learning Division Surpasses $100M In Annual Revenue
Udemy’s corporate learning division–Udemy for Business–claimed yesterday that its annual revenue reached $100 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) after a 90% surge in enrollments this year. “This milestone is further proof of Udemy’s successful business model and rapid growth over the last five years,” said the company in a press statement. Privately held and headquartered […]
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October 22, 2020
COVID-19: How to protect your business from the ‘mind-killing’ effect of fear
Almost seven months into this unprecedented crisis, we are trying to navigate our way in an environment that frequently feels unfamiliar and uncomfortable. Not to mention the complete uncertainty for parents grappling with back-to-school decisions. In fact, recent research from my company Udemy found that 70% of parents are struggling balancing their work and home […]
