Maven Course Accelerator
Maven Course Accelerator
9.2
(268 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
A free 2-week bootcamp to turn your knowledge into an engaging and profitable cohort-based course
Maven Course Accelerator
9.2
(268 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
A free 2-week bootcamp to turn your knowledge into an engaging and profitable cohort-based course
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Hosted by
Wes Kao and Rachel Cai
Course overview
Make an impact teaching what you love
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.
Who teaches on Maven:
01
Operators
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
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 company
Experts from top companies and the fastest-growing startups teach on Maven.
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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
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Course syllabus
01
Find course-market fit
A great course is a catalyst for transformation. First, you need to identify what your course is about, who it's for, and what transformation you want to create. Using our proven frameworks and templates, you'll shape your positioning and ship your course landing page.
02
Develop your content
Your curriculum is a roadmap for how your students will get from point A to B. Using our templates, you’ll write compelling learning objectives, design interactive learning exercises, and explore different curriculum formats with real-world examples. You’ll develop a syllabus that helps your students learn & do.
03
Create engaging lessons
Most courses focus too much on the why. Great courses focus on the how. In this module, you’ll dissect the building blocks of an effective lesson, so you can implement active learning tactics like state changes and breakouts in your own course.
04
Market your cohort-based course
You don’t need to be a marketer or have thousands of followers to fill your cohort. You'll learn to play the long game of expanding your course community to scale your leverage over time. By the end of the Maven Course Accelerator, you'll be ready for a successful launch.
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Meet your instructors
Wes Kao
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
Course Manager
Rachel is the Course Manager for the Maven Course Accelerator. She built the curriculum with Wes and is here to coach you on best practices for building & launching your course. Before Maven, Rachel led programs at Google for Education and was the CEO of an education non-profit.
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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.
Schedule
~8 hrs/week (all sessions are recorded)
Orientation
Join us for a lively orientation to Maven. You'll set your short-term and long-term goals, and get onboarded to our community product.
Workshop 1: Positioning
We start with course-market fit so you can build marketing into the DNA of your course from day one. You will narrow your topic, define your ideal student, and articulate your spiky point of view. By the end of this week, you'll ship a draft of your landing page.
Workshop 2: Course Mechanics
You'll determine the key components of your course, from learning objectives to hands-on projects. Then, we'll dive into course mechanics such as length and pricing.
Workshop 3: How to Create an Engaging Lesson
You'll create an engaging, interactive lesson with active learning using the Building Blocks of an Effective Lesson. You'll also break down effective exercise prompts, and you'll write your own breakout prompt.
Workshop 4: Course Marketing & Launch
Join Johnny Chen, Head of Growth @ Maven, on a masterclass in course marketing. Even if you have a small audience, you can leverage less scalable but high conversion methods like personal email, 1:1s, and workshops.
Demo Day & Graduation
You'll demo your progress on your course landing page and get peer feedback. Even if you've only written your title, this is your chance to get feedback and validation. Finally, we'll celebrate everything you've accomplished in a lively graduation ceremony!
Coworking labs (Optional)
In our weekly lab, you'll get time to get stuff done, and get feedback from your peers in breakout rooms.
Self-paced videos & projects
You'll 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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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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