About Teachable

There had to be a better way.
So we built it.

Chapter One

Where else to start but at the beginning

We believe in the transformative power of knowledge. We believe it, because we’ve experienced and seen it first hand. How those 10,000 hours of expertise can swiftly turn into $10,000. Or even $100,000. And how empires can be built on goat milk, podcasting, and VR roller coasters.

From the Bay area to Brooklyn, Fedora to Teachable, one person to over 150–our story is one of transformation too.

In the future, entrepreneurs will sell knowledge over products.

Ankur Nagpal : Founder / CEO

Studio apartment beginnings

Late one night in 2013, our founder and CEO Ankur Nagpal, put the finishing touches to what would become the predecessor of Teachable. A recent graduate of UC Berkeley and the newest resident of New York, Ankur had been instructing a course in marketing created through another course platform, when he decided that he could build something better. Something with more customization tools and a more profitable payment system.

It was called Fedora. And as soon as its homepage was open for business, we started to welcome scores of experts in feng shui, handpanning, email marketing, coding, and sourdough baking, ready to craft their knowledge into beautiful courses.

The art of building a business

Just two years later, our team of one in a studio apartment in Williamsburg had grown to a team of 15 coders, marketers, and finance experts in an office in Manhattan. Valued at 8 million dollars, and growing each day in sign-ups and knowledge, it was time for a new name. And Teachable, became Teachable.

Into the future we go

By 2020 more than 100,000 instructors had joined the world of Teachable, and transformed their knowledge into world-class courses that have earned more than $500 million to date. To support our creators, our team grew too–doubling, tripling, and doubling again in experts, some of whom started out as creators on Teachable themselves, and who brought along ideas about expanding our offering to include workshops, authorship, coaching services, and annual tax filing to boot.

As for the future? Well… it looks like freediving, propagating plants, wine pairing, drone flying, 3D rendering, and a lot more transformation. And we can’t wait.

Transparency is one of the four core internal values at Teachable. We believe in making every single aspect of our business transparent internally.

Ankur Nagpal : Founder / CEO

6 years in the making. Learn what makes Teachable unique.

Chapter Two

Actions speak louder

We’re a team of over 150 makers, doers, designers, chefs, coders, marketers, writers, and learning devotees, who show up everyday to make Teachable better. Together we share, laugh, work hard, cocktail hour hard, and continue to learn from the world and one another—united by our curiosity and our quest for knowledge. These are the values we hold strong, and what you can expect when you partner with Teachable to build a business.

Never not learning

Like our members, we are always learning. We seek ways to grow our knowledge every day, and everything we build encourages our members to take the same path. We know that knowledge is transformative and more learning always leads to a better way of doing things.

Opt for optimism

Leading with optimism means assuming the best of your coworkers, collaborators, partners, and members. For us, optimism doesn’t mean rose-colored glasses, it means facing the future with confidence and hope, and treating obstacles as lessons to be learned.

Worth the work

Building a business takes persistence and that enduring focus on meaningful growth is one we share with our members. We don’t shy away from the hard work because that work brings growth of its own. Just like our members, we have a vision of a better future and that’s what drives us.

Choose integrity

We display our integrity every day as we operate with care, empathy, transparency, and truthfulness. The trust of our customers is essential. They put their faith in us to transform their business, and we deliver on that trust every single day.

Together is better

It takes some serious creativity and expertise from people in every part of our community to reach our goals and help our customers realize theirs. We are at our best when we work together, learn from each other, and support one another.

Chapter Three

Meet our wonderful team

We're a tight-knit group of curious creatures, always learning, and constantly seeking out new perspectives and ideas. Kevin and Kaivona are getting a grip on this whole parenting thing, Haleigh is studying the stars, Nellie is teaching the next generation about the great outdoors, and Igor is mastering the perfect serve. Get to know our team - they're what makes Teachable, well, Teachable.

Teachable summer camp, 2019

Haleigh Fullilove

Haleigh sees stories everywhere she looks. Our resident expert in social media strategy, she has a knack for telling the tales of our creators. Her latest learning obsession is reading the stars, demystifying Mercury’s retrogrades, baking, and tarot card reading.

Nellie Vigneron

“If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man.” Nellie’s personal motto comes from the book, The Alchemist. She brings that positivity in the present to her role as keeper of all tax knowledge and numbers know-how at Teachable. In her free time you can find her outside leading nature tours and working on scholarship funds for women and girls to buy outdoor equipment.

Kaivona Parker

If you think you can turn your expertise into a knowledge empire, chances are Kaivona can help you make it happen. Our sales manager and master talent scouter has a knack for spotting the next big course creator or coach. When she’s not recruiting superstars, she’s learning more about maternal health and child development or plotting her next home improvement project.

Budi Sugianto

If you had to name a theme for the things that bring senior QA automation engineer Budi joy, it would be: home. From perfecting the art of making tempeh to drum up memories of his childhood in Indonesia to spending his free time with his wife and daughter—home is where the happy is. In his quiet moments you can also find him playing guitar and learning about aquaponics.

Kevin Stafford

First time dad and long-time technical operations guru Kevin works on systems design and manages projects for the Customer Education team at Teachable. He’s also currently learning Danish and how to change diapers at lightning speed—all while digging into bicycle repair when he has a spare minute.