Khan Academy offers hundreds of free tutorials in fifty languages, and has 170 million monthly global users.&nbsp;It all began in 2009 when Sal Khan walked away from a high-paying job to start a business that had no way of making money.&nbsp;His idea to launch a non-profit teaching platform was sparked while helping his young cousins do math homework over the computer.&nbsp;When he started posting his tutorials on Youtube, the world took notice.&nbsp;&nbsp;You will learn:&nbsp;<ul><li>Not just cat videos: How Sal discovered the early power of YouTube.&nbsp;</li><li>How a book by Isaac Asimov lay the foundation for Khan Academy</li><li>Why Sal said no to a for-profit business model</li><li>How Sal got discovered by Bill Gates–and other wealthy donors&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>How Sal defines ambition: Free world class education for anyone, anywhere&nbsp;</li></ul>Listen now to hear how Khan Academy has grown to become one of the most trusted teaching tools around the world.&nbsp;This episode was produced by Jed Anderson, with music composed by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Neva Grant.&nbsp;Follow How I Built This:Instagram → <a href="https://www.instagram.com/howibuiltthis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@howibuiltthis</a>X → <a href="https://x.com/howibuiltthis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HowIBuiltThis</a>Facebook → <a href="https://www.facebook.com/howibuiltthis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How I Built This</a>Follow Guy Raz:Instagram → <a href="https://www.instagram.com/guy.raz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@guy.raz</a>Youtube →<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSfrxNEmCruNtjIzxCBHjg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> guy_raz</a>X → <a href="https://x.com/guyraz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@guyraz</a>Substack →<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/guyraz.substack.com__;!!Iwwt!RZoD751oWzUzoqqdJiqaoL6HdJfRHDUO1TKvYJ424d3Udn7-Pw9Nj6nEsauh9zcgEvLjUEc$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://guyraz.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">guyraz.substack.com</a>Website →<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/guyraz.substack.com__;!!Iwwt!RZoD751oWzUzoqqdJiqaoL6HdJfRHDUO1TKvYJ424d3Udn7-Pw9Nj6nEsauh9zcgEvLjUEc$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://guyraz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">guyraz.com</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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