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Jorge Mazal is the Chief Product Officer for Duolingo. Duolingo is a free language-learning website and mobile app with over 500 million downloads, 40 million monthly active users, and a valuation of over $1 billion.

Jorge previously worked on the product for Zynga, MyFitnessPal, and Kleiner Perkins. Today he blends skills in design, gamification, and leadership to manage a product team that has 10xed in size since he joined the company.

In this episode, Jorge and Aaron discuss how Duolingo makes product decisions, the importance of interpersonal skills, and how Jorge’s background has prepared him to excel in this role.

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Jorge Mazal’s Challenge; Find some time to go help someone, with no expectation of anything in return.

Connect with Jorge Mazal

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Duolingo Website

If you liked this interview, check out our conversation with Jason Wolfe where we discuss tech products, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

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Jorge Mazal is the Chief Product Officer for Duolingo. Duolingo is a free language-learning website and mobile app with over 500 million downloads, 40 million monthly active users, and a valuation of over $1 billion.

Jorge previously worked on the product for Zynga, MyFitnessPal, and Kleiner Perkins. Today he blends skills in design, gamification, and leadership to manage a product team that has 10xed in size since he joined the company.

In this episode, Jorge and Aaron discuss how Duolingo makes product decisions, the importance of interpersonal skills, and how Jorge’s background has prepared him to excel in this role.

Sign up for a Weekly Email that will Expand Your Mind.

Jorge Mazal’s Challenge; Find some time to go help someone, with no expectation of anything in return.

Connect with Jorge Mazal

Linkedin

Duolingo Website

If you liked this interview, check out our conversation with Jason Wolfe where we discuss tech products, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

Text Me What You Think of This Episode 412-278-7680

Underwritten by Piper Creative

Piper Creative makes creating podcasts, vlogs, and videos easy.

How? Click here and Learn more.

We work with Fortune 500s, medium-sized companies, and entrepreneurs.

Follow Piper as we grow

YouTube

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Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | Spotify

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