Shai Reshef

So I studied Chinese politics, and through my PhD studies, I also realized that while I love China, I'm not academic, and I'm not going to be a professor, and I'm not going to spend my life doing research, which I highly appreciate, and I think it's extremely important, except that I don't think it is me. So I learned about a test prep company, SAT.

So I studied Chinese politics, and through my PhD studies, I also realized that while I love China, I'm not academic, and I'm not going to be a professor, and I'm not going to spend my life doing research, which I highly appreciate, and I think it's extremely important, except that I don't think it is me. So I learned about a test prep company, SAT.

test prep company and I became involved and I became the CEO of the company and it became an international company with tens of programs in education with hundreds of thousands of students. And among other things, we learned about actually University of Phoenix and other universities who started offering online education, which was really new.

test prep company and I became involved and I became the CEO of the company and it became an international company with tens of programs in education with hundreds of thousands of students. And among other things, we learned about actually University of Phoenix and other universities who started offering online education, which was really new.

And we decided that we are going to do the same outside of the U.S. And we were the first online university in Europe through partnership with the University of Liverpool. So we were the first university to have white, we were white labeling University of Liverpool offering their online master degrees from Europe. We operated it from Amsterdam.

And we decided that we are going to do the same outside of the U.S. And we were the first online university in Europe through partnership with the University of Liverpool. So we were the first university to have white, we were white labeling University of Liverpool offering their online master degrees from Europe. We operated it from Amsterdam.

And that's where I learned how powerful online learning can be.

And that's where I learned how powerful online learning can be.

Well, starting in 2000.

Well, starting in 2000.

the growth was very, very small for two reasons. First of all, it was for profit at the time. University of the People is non-profit, but that was for profit, and it cost money, significant amount of money. In the U.S., people used to pay, always paid for higher education, not in the amount that they pay right now, but they still paid for higher education outside of the U.S.,

the growth was very, very small for two reasons. First of all, it was for profit at the time. University of the People is non-profit, but that was for profit, and it cost money, significant amount of money. In the U.S., people used to pay, always paid for higher education, not in the amount that they pay right now, but they still paid for higher education outside of the U.S.,

people did not pay for higher education. So the concept of paying for higher education was new. Second, online was new. Look, even now, we're talking about over 20 years from that. Still, people say, online learning, is that good? Is that serious? Is it doable? Is it real? And then people look at us like, what is it? So we had a hard time. We had a hard time with that company. It was successful.

people did not pay for higher education. So the concept of paying for higher education was new. Second, online was new. Look, even now, we're talking about over 20 years from that. Still, people say, online learning, is that good? Is that serious? Is it doable? Is it real? And then people look at us like, what is it? So we had a hard time. We had a hard time with that company. It was successful.

For me, the major thing that I got out of it is to learn that there is a tool to educate people wherever they are. So we had students, let's say, from Singapore. We operated from Amsterdam. But they stayed home, kept their job, stayed with their family, and still get University of Liverpool online degrees. So it was an amazing tool, except that I also realized that most people cannot afford it.

For me, the major thing that I got out of it is to learn that there is a tool to educate people wherever they are. So we had students, let's say, from Singapore. We operated from Amsterdam. But they stayed home, kept their job, stayed with their family, and still get University of Liverpool online degrees. So it was an amazing tool, except that I also realized that most people cannot afford it.

I think it was true then and it is true now when University of the People experiencing exponential growth. You never know what's next. So I think that I always spend my time trying to realize what is not going to work well. What should we keep fixing? What might go wrong? And If it doesn't go wrong, we're lucky. If it goes wrong, you're ready for it.

I think it was true then and it is true now when University of the People experiencing exponential growth. You never know what's next. So I think that I always spend my time trying to realize what is not going to work well. What should we keep fixing? What might go wrong? And If it doesn't go wrong, we're lucky. If it goes wrong, you're ready for it.

But yeah, but I think that growing, you know, it's everything from marketing to finance to operation to human resources to culture. It's everything.

But yeah, but I think that growing, you know, it's everything from marketing to finance to operation to human resources to culture. It's everything.