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Teachable

Create and sell beautiful online courses

FreemiumFree TierAdded Jan 1, 2016

About

Teachable is one of the most widely-used online course platforms, enabling educators, coaches, and experts to build structured courses with video lessons, quizzes, completion certificates, and drip content scheduling. Its payment infrastructure supports one-time sales, subscriptions, payment plans, and upsells, while the affiliate management system lets course creators grow through referrals. Over 100,000 creators have used Teachable to earn more than $1 billion in course revenue. The 2024 AI-powered course builder lets instructors scaffold an entire course outline from a topic prompt.

Tags

online-coursese-learningcreator-economycourse-buildermemberships

Origin Story

By Ankur Nagpal

The Problem

Ankur noticed that talented experts were giving their knowledge away for free on YouTube because there was no accessible way to package and sell educational content online.

Building It

Built the first version in 2014 as 'Fedora', went through Y Combinator, and rebranded to Teachable in 2016 as the product gained significant traction.

First Customer

An early course on productivity by a blogger generated $30K in its first week and became a flagship example that drove massive word-of-mouth growth.

What It Means

Teachable unlocked the creator economy for educators, proving that knowledge and expertise are valuable products that can generate life-changing income.

The Dream

Every expert and educator should be able to turn what they know into a sustainable income without needing a publisher, university, or technical skills.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Free tierAvailable

Free plan (limited, $1+10% transaction fee). Basic: $59/mo (5% transaction fee). Pro: $159/mo (0% fees). Pro+: $249/mo. Annual plans available.

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Payments Finance

Problems Solved

  • Course Hosting
  • Creator Monetization
  • Student Management

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