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Want to hear something wicked? The author of the book Wicked, Gregory Maguire, is a Duolingo learner. 💚🩷 The Broadway show and movie are based on the original book he wrote. 📗 Gregory is 🧙 defying gravity 🧹with an almost 7 year streak learning French! 🇫🇷 He shared his story with us: “I had begun on Duolingo rather half-heartedly, I admit, with little conviction I could improve. When in 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic required all of us to draw back on travel, I compensated for the lack of mobility (and also I conducted self-therapy to keep from going mad with boredom) by beefing up my time and energy on Duolingo. Now, even when I go to Paris, I may not go in disguise as a Parisian, to be sure, but I rarely have to resort to English. I am conversational even among eye-raising Parisians. 👀 I am dedicated as an old mule and keep plodding ahead. 🫏 Attached are some photos of me at the premiere of Wicked in Hollywood recently and me at Monet’s house in Giverny.” One thing we love about our community is that we have all different types of learners, from famous authors to little kids! #duolingo #onlyatduolingo

This is a scheduled post. Duolingo is officially closed.** **𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯! 😁 At Duolingo, we cherish the diverse international community of our incredible team, with Duos (employees) representing 42 countries! Our Winter Break benefit is intentionally designed with our international backgrounds in mind, honoring the many cultures and traditions represented here. Our founders, Luis von Ahn & Severin Hacker, both immigrants with family outside the United States, wanted every employee with family overseas to have the opportunity to spend meaningful time with their loved ones during the holidays. They understood that just getting to and from family abroad can take up 2+ days, often leaving little time for actual visits. That's why our Winter Break is intentionally two weeks long. This allows ample opportunity for long-distance travel, ensuring that every Duo, no matter how far their family is, can choose to travel and spend a meaningful amount of time with them. It's a time to rest, recharge, and cherish those meaningful connections that span the globe. 💚🌎 We’re proud of our international roots and are committed to supporting our team’s diverse backgrounds and needs. Read about our other benefits designed around our employees and their unique needs → https://lnkd.in/eNa5vZc2 #duolingo #onlyatduolingo

🎉 Your favorite LinkedIn posts countdown ⬇️. Thank you to everyone who engaged with us—we loved hearing your stories, reading your comments, and witnessing you clap back at Duo. 😂 5. Your favorite hot take 🔥: https://lnkd.in/ejNhfkRi 4. The post you engaged with the most 👍: https://lnkd.in/eZCM6iVN 3. The most OMG-worthy learner story 😱: https://lnkd.in/eGUAv8xf 2. Your favorite Duolingo benefit 🏡: https://lnkd.in/epvid9eZ 1. Your favorite Meme 😂: https://lnkd.in/eggYBFhc ✨ We’ve had so much fun and can’t wait to see what’s in store. What do you want to see more of?! Drop them in the comments. 👇🏽 #duolingo #onlyatduolingo

⭐️ This just in ⭐️   Many people assume that Duolingo can’t match the effectiveness of in-person language classes, especially when it comes to practicing speaking skills. But a recent study conducted by university professors shows that learners using Duolingo improved their speaking as much as students in university French courses! 👏🏼 And now that we're developing new and interactive features including Video Call with Lily, learners will have even more opportunities for speaking practice. 👀 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/emnUuGmx #duolingo

*slams laptop shut till January* 🧖 Duo is officially in ~vacation mode~ and he is hoping you can do the same.  You have earned a well-deserved break! 💪🏼 He says to take care of yourself so you can come back refreshed and ready to hit the ground running. 💚 See you on the flip side. #duolingo #onlyatduolingo

📬 We love receiving mail from our learners! We just received a note from Carson, an 8th grader who is claiming to be our 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗻. Swipe to see his receipts ➡️ "𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘧𝘢𝘯! 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 2% 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦, 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 200+ 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴!). 𝘔𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘶𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘪𝘴 “𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩” (𝘵𝘰𝘱 0.05% 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴)! 𝘔𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 “𝘓𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘰 𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘢 𝘋𝘶𝘢”. 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘶𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘶𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘶𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤. 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘋𝘶𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘬𝘪𝘯! 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘶𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰."  🫶 Anyone competing with Carson for our number one fan spot?! Tag them below ⬇️ #duolingo #onlyatduolingo #duolingo365

When we shared our very first “How to Draw Duo” ✏️ video, many of you asked for more. Well, we’re here to give the people what they want! Animator Derek Gieraltowski is back. This time with a little surprise 🎁 for you (or a big one… depending on how you draw it). Drop your 🍑 drawings in comments below! #duolingo #onlyatduolingo

We’re sharing some 🤐 insider Duolingo 🤫 information on how we operate. (Yes, we cleared this with our Legal Team first.) One of the most important (and most expensive!) regular meetings at Duolingo is, Product Review. Product Review enables us to move quickly on product decisions, while driving alignment across teams, functions, and leadership. 🤷♀️ What is Product Review? Product Review is a meeting where Product and Design leadership review and approve changes to our products, from small changes like 🔘 buttons to entirely 🌟 new features. Anyone in the company can participate in Product Review and get transparent insight into how decisions are being made for our products. 📐So, how does it work? Get a sneak peek into one of our latest Product Reviews, where Amia Ross and Leah Lee propose a new promotion for our subscription-tier Video Call ☎️💜 feature. Read more ⬇️ about how Amia and Leah’s Product Review went and why Product Review is so important at Duolingo. #duolingo #onlyatduolingo #productmanagement

We hire people who are driven to make a global impact. But we know that making a global impact does not happen on day one of being an employee. A key learning we’ve found is that helping Nuos (new Duolingo employees) achieve a small win in the short-term is an important stepping stone to achieving big wins in the long-term. 🏆 To help with this, we created a program for our Nuos called “small wins”. Here’s our playbook in case you find this useful:   𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻? An event or activity that a Nuo is very likely to complete within their first 45 days. For example, completing their first feature, fixing a UI string, or contributing to a team OKR. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀? Celebrating small wins is an opportunity to get Nuos excited about their future contributions to our mission and company’s overall success. Recognizing a small win can also: 💪 Motivate: create a sense of purpose 📈 Enhance productivity: allow the Nuo to demonstrate creativity or problem solving skills 💚 Strengthen engagement: Encourage the Nuo to develop a stronger connection with the team and company OKRs 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀? -Role managers identify the small win in the onboarding plan with their Nuo -After the Nuo completes the small win, the role manager sends an email to the Nuo, their team, and executives to formally recognize and celebrate their small win -Nuo gets to choose free swag! What else do you find useful in onboarding new employees? #duolingo #onlyatduolingo 

Group Product Manager Jackson Shuttleworth joined Lenny Rachitsky on his Product podcast to break down our billion-dollar feature: 🔥 Streaks 🔥 The streak feature, which gamifies consecutive days of learning, has been one of our most important and innovative growth levers. It has also been a key growth driver, contributing to our $14B business with over half a billion users.   👉🏼 Here are key highlights from their discussion: (06:00) The impact of streaks on Duolingo’s success (24:38) User psychology and engagement strategies (50:47) Balancing monetization and retention (54:08) Notification strategies (01:18:57) Who can benefit from streaks (01:22:58) Jackson’s favorite recent show (hint: It’s about a girl named Emily set in Paris) 😂 🎧 If you want to learn how to build a feature that keeps people coming back, listen to their convo here:  https://lnkd.in/e3z3DjTD What did you find most insightful? #duolingo #productmanagement