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Podcast: The Morning Brief
Episode: Corner Office Conversation with Luis Von Ahn CEO & Co-founder at Duolingo
Description: From Carnegie Mellon classrooms to a global cultural phenomenon, this episode of The Morning Brief  traces the journey of Luis von Ahn, math prodigy, inventor of CAPTCHA, and now the CEO and co-founder of Duolingo. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s Deputy news editor Himani Kothari explore how Luis’s early work fighting bots evolved into a business to democratize education through gamified language learning. What began with a Spanish course and a German prototype has grown into a plus 500-million-user platform, driven by Duolingo’s bite-sized lessons, quirky owl mascot, and irreverent marketing strategy. The conversation delves into the com...