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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · 2025-06-20 · 79 min · 16,065 words

20Product: How Duolingo Build Product 10x Faster with AI | Duolingo's Biggest Lessons on Paywalls, Push Notifications and In-App Purchases | Why Small Teams are the Future of Product | Why PMs Will Become Extinct with Cem Kansu, CPO @ Duolingo

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This is 20 Product with me, Harry Stebbings. Now, 20 Product is the monthly show where we sit down with the best CPOs in the world to discuss how they build their product teams. Today we've got one of the best joining us in Gem Kansu, CPO at Duolingo, one of my favorites at Duolingo. Gem leads product strategy for over 90 million monthly active learners. Since joining, Gem has played a pivotal role in driving user engagement.

revenue growth and product innovation, he's launched Duolingo Math and the wildly successful Duolingo music. Under his leadership, the company is consistently ranked as the number one education app globally. This is a masterclass in how Duolingo has created a product of true consumer delight. But before we dive into the show today, Are you struggling to beat model benchmarks or implement gen AI in your product?

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