Khan Academy: Sal Khan. From Tutoring His Cousins to Teaching the World For Free (September 2020)

<p>Khan Academy offers hundreds of free tutorials in fifty languages, and has 170 million monthly global users.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It all began in 2009 when Sal Khan walked away from a high-paying job to start a business that had no way of making money.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>His idea to launch a non-profit teaching platform was sparked while helping his young cousins do math homework over the computer.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>When he started posting his tutorials on Youtube, the world took notice.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>You will learn:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Not just cat videos: How Sal discovered the early power of YouTube.&nbsp;</li><li>How a book by Isaac Asimov lay the foundation for Khan Academy</li><li>Why Sal said no to a for-profit business model</li><li>How Sal got discovered by Bill Gates–and other wealthy donors&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>How Sal defines ambition: Free world class education for anyone, anywhere&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Listen now to...