{"id":67494,"date":"2024-01-09T17:57:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T17:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/09\/what-babbel-co-founder-has-learned-over-20-years-in-the-language-learning-industry-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T17:57:59","slug":"what-babbel-co-founder-has-learned-over-20-years-in-the-language-learning-industry-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/09\/what-babbel-co-founder-has-learned-over-20-years-in-the-language-learning-industry-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"What Babbel co-founder has learned over 20 years in the language learning industry | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rebecca_szkutak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rebecca_szkutak\">Becca<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicMadori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicMadori\">Dom<\/a> are joined by Markus Witte, the co-founder of the language learning platform Babbel. Witte spoke to the duo about being early to the online language industry and how the company has survived these past 20 years of market disruption. He also talked about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What it was like having four co-founders<\/li>\n<li>When he knew it was time to step down as CEO<\/li>\n<li>How the company has expanded these past years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the conversation, Dom and Becca hopped back on the mic to talk about what they thought of the company\u2019s longevity and what the future could hold for Babbel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/found\">Subscribe to Found<\/a>\u00a0to hear more stories from founders each week.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with us:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/found\">\u00a0Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>On<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/foundpod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/foundpod\/\">\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Via email:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/01\/09\/what-babbel-co-founder-has-learned-over-20-years-in-the-language-learning-industry\/mailto:found@techcrunch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found@techcrunch.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Or check out one of our sister podcasts:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/01\/09\/what-babbel-co-founder-has-learned-over-20-years-in-the-language-learning-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week\u00a0Becca\u00a0and\u00a0Dom are joined by Markus Witte, the co-founder of the language learning platform Babbel. Witte spoke to the duo about being early to the online language industry and how the company has survived these past 20 years of market disruption. 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