#1533 The pivot that saved Skillshare




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Summary: I love learning from business and learning from how they grow. One of the companies I’ve watched over the years is Skillshare. They started with in-person events which I thought would give them an advantage over all the similar businesses teaching online. But then they pivoted, which told me there may have been a challenge they faced by going offline. Since pivoting they’ve grown and grown and grown and I want to find out how they did it. Michael Karnjanaprakorn is the founder of Skillshare, an online learning community for creators. <p><a href="https://mixergy.com/interviews/skillshare-with-michael-karnjanaprakorn/"><img src="https://mixergy.com/interviews/skillshare-with-michael-karnjanaprakorn/?get-twitter-card=true&amp;" alt="" class="alignnone size-full"></a></p><p>Michael Karnjanaprakorn is the founder of Skillshare, an online learning community for creators.</p> <strong>Sponsored by</strong><br><p><a href="http://www.hostgator.com/promo/mixergy" rel="nofollow">HostGator</a> is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hostgator.com/promo/mixergy" rel="nofollow">HostGator</a> offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, one click WordPress installs and more. </p> <hr> <p><a href="https://www.pipedrive.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">Pipedrive</a> is a sales management tool for small teams with big ambitions. It visualizes one’s sales pipeline and helps to make sure important activities and conversations won’t get dropped. Salespeople really like it because it’s easy to use and intuitive. Managers like it because they don’t need to nag their team to use their CRM. It also sports built-in forecasting, integrations with other software such as Google Apps, MailChimp and Zapier and a powerful API.</p> <p>More interviews -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/moreint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/moreint</a><br> Rate this interview -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/rateint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/rateint</a></p>