395: How to Learn Faster with Andrew Geant of WyzAnt
WyzAnt CEO and Founder Drew Geant discusses the best and worst ways to learn, particularly when engaging a tutor one-on-one.
You’ll Learn:
1) The most in-demand hard and soft skills
2) When you should consider engaging in one-on-one lessons
3) How to give and receive good feedback
About Andrew
Andrew Geant is co-founder and CEO of WyzAnt, which brings the proven impact of personalized learning to all learners via the largest tutoring marketplace and community. WyzAnt has one of 75,000 tutors available within 10 miles of 97% of the US population offering their services in-person and online. Drew co-founded WyzAnt in 2005 with his Princeton classmate, Mike Weishuhn. Today, WyzAnt has 80 employees in offices in Chicago and San Francisco. With now over 2 million tutors and students that have used the platform, the company was bootstrapped with just $10,000 and has been cash flow positive since inception.
Items Mentioned in this Show:
- Sponsored Message: Sleep Better on a Casper Mattress
- Sponsored Message: Learn Faster with Blinkist
- Drew’s company: www.Wyzant.com
- Tool: Google Suite
- Research: The 2 Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring
- Book: Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A.G. La
- Previous episode: 036: Detoxifying Teams with Steve Ritter
- Previous episode: 346: Seizing Career Opportunities with AstroLabs’ Muhammed Mekki
- Previous episode: 382: The Immense Power of Clarity with Karen Martin
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