Sara Sodine Parr
Launching A New Course While Working
Resources For Your Portfolio:
1) Learn about Sara’s Cohort-Based Course, Build The Right Thing
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:45 - How during product and customer user interviews Sara tends to ask questions using a very few number of words
-4:30 - Why it is important to talk to your users before and while you are building your product
-6:00 - Why the ability to ask questions and learn from others is a valuable skill set no matter the type of work that you do
-10:00 - How Sara had a good idea that her initial cohort-based course could do well when she announced and launched it. She was also surprised by the diversity of people that joined her course!
-13:30 - How running this first cohort-based course was a good test to see if she could and/or wanted to do something like this full-time
-16:00 - How teaching people helps you become better at your craft and sharpens your thinking
-18:30 - Why there is a lot of value in being a curator for other people
-20:30 - Instead of going broad, course creators can also choose to go very deep on one part of a broader topic
-23:30 - How putting yourself out there online can open up new opportunities for you
-28:30 - How Sara got her dream job at the time at Airbnb by cold emailing someone
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)
Published Date: 9/23/21