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Ever wanted Sheldon Cooper to teach you a lesson on quantum mechanics? Or Bill Ackman on Investing? Or how about a session with Brian Chesky on how to design and grow your startup?
I at least wanted (and still want) that.
Some issues
The number of online courses and other asynchronous ways of sharing and consuming knowledge on the internet has exploded over the last couple of years. However, a big portion of it comes from self-proclaimed experts whose primary activity is to market “know-how” on the internet - on scale, often for financial benefits only.
The hidden gems
There’s another “type” of mentor. The type who doesn’t have time to, nor an intrinsic desire to, and whose primary activity is not to market know-how on the internet: Researchers, Founders, Scientists, C-Level Executives, Inventors, Investors, Developers, Designers etc. → heads down insiders with deep, real-world expertise, a proven track record in their respective fields, and most often, a pretty busy schedule. While those people are the ones we can learn from most, they are - by nature - pretty hard to reach.
This is why I started this Bazinga experiment.
<aside> 🧠 On Bazinga, like minded people can organise themselves in small, intimate groups and request online sessions from people they’d like to learn from.
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Before going into how Bazinga works, below just a few notes on my thought process:
The hypothesis of Bazinga is, that having