Maven Course Accelerator
Maven Course Accelerator
9.1
(346 ratings)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Turn your knowledge into an engaging, profitable cohort-based course. Instructors earn ~$20,000 per cohort. Next cohort: Feb 21 - Mar 9
Hosted by
Wes Kao (co-founder of Maven & altMBA) and Rachel Cai (ex-Google for Education)
Advised thousands of creators & experts on building top-selling courses
This course is popular
700 people enrolled last week.
Course overview
Earn $20k per cohort teaching on Maven
Not enough operators with real-world experience teach online. Many are too busy being heads-down within their organizations.
But the next generation of leaders wants to learn from you. Join Maven to turn your hard-earned knowledge into a transformative online course.
Maven instructors make ~$20,000 per cohort on average. Most instructors teach multiple times a year, often replacing and surpassing their full-time incomes.
Over 15,000 students have taken Maven courses, and instructors have earned $11m+ to date.
Who teaches on Maven:
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Operators & Leaders
with a track record at successful companies who have practical experience that can help others uplevel their careers
02
Subject Matter Experts
who have hard-earned knowledge to share with the next generation of leaders
03
Consultants/Coaches
who are bored of repetitive client projects and ready to productize and scale their expertise
Why teach on Maven?
Learn from the best
Maven coined the concept of cohort-based courses and has helped new instructors earn millions in revenue.
Pay it forward
Your hard-earned knowledge can help others a few steps behind you succeed and move up in their companies.
Expand your influence over time
Your course can evolve into a vibrant community that builds your credibility and increases your impact.
Stay on track with accountability
Maven teaches easy-to-follow frameworks, models, and exercises to help you ship your course in just two weeks and iterate as you grow.
Interact with passionate learners
Students on Maven are smart, accomplished, and dedicated to up-skilling themselves. Your experience teaching will help you sharpen your own ideas.
Gain notoriety for your knowledge
Experts from top companies and the fastest-growing startups teach on Maven.
Schedule of live workshops
~4 hrs/week (all sessions are recorded)
Orientation
Feb 21, 2023: 11am - 12pm PT
- What to expect in the instructor journey
- How to figure out what to teach
- Get onboarded to Maven
Workshop 1: Positioning
Feb 23, 2023: 10am -12pm PT
- Course-market fit so you build the right thing for the right audience
- Narrow your topic, define your ideal student
- Articulate your spiky point of view
- Determine the price & length
- Project: Ship a course interest survey
Workshop 2: Course Marketing
Feb 28, 2023: 10am - 12pm PT
- How to survey your audience and validate your topic
- Highest conversion sales tactics like personal email, 1:1s, and free workshops
- Activate your personal network to get referrals & testimonials
- Framework to write effective sales emails
Workshop 3: How to Create an Engaging Lesson
Mar 2, 2023: 10am - 12pm PT
- Write effective learning objectives
- Develop engaging projects to help your students apply their learning
- Create an engaging, interactive lesson using the Building Blocks of an Effective Lesson
Workshop 4: Landing Pages
Mar 7, 2023: 10 - 11am PT
- Wes Kao, cofounder of Maven, will critique your landing pages live
- Copywriting and positioning advice
- Get feedback on your landing page
Demo Day & Graduation
Mar 8, 2023: 1 - 2pm PT
- Demo your landing page and get peer feedback.
- Celebrate everything you've accomplished in a lively graduation ceremony
Coworking labs (Optional)
1 hour after each live workshop
In weekly labs, get feedback from your peers and get stuff done
Self-paced videos & projects
Get access to a library of our best content on building & selling CBCs. We'll hold you accountable to ship your content with weekly projects. This program focuses more on doing and less on lecture.
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The best experts teach on Maven
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Proven track record
You have a history of achieving results and improving your craft
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Excited about teaching
You want to share frameworks and insights that have proven to be helpful for you
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Existing content
You write, speak, train, or consult, and spend a lot of time honing your skills
Meet your instructors
Wes Kao (co-founder of Maven & altMBA)
Co-founder of Maven
Wes is co-founder of Maven. Previously, she was the co-founder of the altMBA with Seth Godin, growing the altMBA to thousands of alumni in 550 cities in 45 countries and creating the cohort-based course category. She has built courses for Professor Galloway (Section4), David Perell, Tiago Forte, Outlier.org (by the co-founder of Masterclass), Morning Brew, and more.
Rachel Cai (ex-Google for Education)
Program Lead
Rachel lead instructor programs & marketing for Maven. She built the curriculum for the Maven Course Accelerator with Wes to help you build your course efficiently and effectively. Before Maven, Rachel led programs at Google for Education and was the CEO of an education non-profit, Minds Matter of San Francisco.
Get access to Maven's all-in-one platform
Integrated marketing tools to convert students
Build a beautiful landing page, optimized for cohort-based courses and integrated with Stripe. You can send automated drip campaigns and personalized emails for every stage of the funnel.
Simplify course operations
No more disparate forms, spreadsheets, and email. With Maven, you can easily admit students, automatically send calendar invites, and host your course content.
Engage your community
Get access to Maven's beta community so students have a one-stop-shop to find all their course content and connect with their cohort.
Build alongside a curated group of operators & experts
Active, hands-on learning
Every workshop is designed to help you put your learning into practice and ship your course pilot.
Learn with a cohort of peers
You’ll build and learn alongside a cohort of top operators and experts. Our alumni include:
- Arielle Jackson (MVN3, Marketer in Residence at First Round)
- Andy Gupta (MVN3, ex-Goldman Sachs)
- Marily Nika (MVN4, AI Product Lead at Meta)
- Amanda Natividad (MVN4, VP Marketing at Sparktoro)
- Dave Kline (MVN4, former Head of Recruiting at Bridgewater)
Accountability through community
Access to peer feedback and expert staff to keep you accountable and help you get unstuck.
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