How Khan Academy Is Changing Education With Videos Made In A Closet – with Salman Khan

Salman Khan, Khan Academy, Educational Company

Have you ever had one of those “when I retire and have enough money, I’ll change the world” plans?

Salman “Sal” Khan did. And if you look at his resume which lists work at tech & finance firms, you can see that he was on his way to making that money. But he didn’t want to wait.

In this interview you’ll see how Sal started recording short educational videos and built what is now a 1,500+ video educational academy that’s helping students all over the world.

Salman Khan

Khan Academy

Salman “Sal” Khan is the founder of the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere.

 

Andrew: Before we get started, I’ve got to tell you about three great companies. PicClick is the first. It’s a one person start-up from my friend, Ryan, in San Diego. PicClick gives you a visual way to search eBay, Etsy and other sites. Ryan is already doing one million product sales per month on picclick.com, not hits but sales. Go to p-i-c-c-l-i-c-k.com to see how he’s doing it.

99Designs is the largest crowd source marketplace for graphic design. When I used them, I wrote a description of the design I needed and how much I wanted to pay. I got a bunch of designs back. I gave each designer feedback and picked the one I liked best. And that’s the only one that I paid for. Try them for logo design. If you need a blog design, use them. If you need app icons, use them. There’s so many different reasons why you might want to use them. Check out 99Designs and you’ll see why so many past Mixergy guests have used 99designs.com.

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