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DevelopMentor built LearningLine. LearningLine is a general purpose online learning system, sort of like Udemy. DevelopMentor produces content for developer training. We have a bunch of partners developing additional training material. LearningLine is actually free for others to add their content into it. Our focus is on getting high completion rates. In fact our instructors are paid when students complete a task, not when students sign-up.

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> In fact our instructors are paid when students complete a task, not when students sign-up.

Interesting model. I like the thought of trying to align student and instructor motivations. Getting paid for engagement is a great way to do that.

I wonder, though, if it puts pressure on the difficulty of the tasks? Can instructors game this system (if they wanted to, as I'm sure most don't) by the types of tasks they assign, thereby potentially impacting the quality of your content?

Sorry, that whole bit about paying instructors is just for DevelopMentor's paid content. We review all our content and instructors to ensure high quality. We are obsessed with this problem of retention and completion.

Our partners can put whatever they want in our system. So far our partners are providing free classes to train their customers on new products and features. If a customer learns all the features in your product, it becomes stickier (hopefully).

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