That AevyTV channel used to do a lot of promotion for them.  
  
 All these whimsical degrees/new age courses have become fads.

So true. I liked their newsletter tho. A lot of people did. They can build something there I think rather than focusing on this alt MBA stuff

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The problem was that they were trying to show that they are asking good as established bschools. If they had positioned themselves as an extracurricular course which people can use to boost their MBA applications then it might have had better success

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Bringing marketing spend down doesn't mean they are dead. Maybe they are putting their heads down and trying to get past this bad market silently.

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@yolo420  No social media posts since 3-4 months

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So they are posting on insta pretty regularly. The founders seem to be working on AI by the side. Funding crunch means they probably are bolstering their stuff and planning other things on the side. But upskilling is generally profitable so I Don't see it dying anytime soon

What happened to Stoa. They were doing decent work. Seems they have shut down.

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Is Stoa shutting down? What really happened

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So recently stoa announced that they’re revamping their business. And for some reason everyone (other startup founders/ twitter folks) were supporting them and telling them not to get discouraged and to keep building and other shit. 

I’ve interacted with a few stoa students and they have nothing good to say about stoa. Apparently they were promised placements which no one got. 

Most of the people I know who did the stoa program, did it because they were sold the idea of getting a good consulting / founders office kinda job. The fees aren’t cheap for anyone coming from a middle class background. 

What pisses me off is why are we as a society encouraging such founders - like they sold something without being able to deliver which had a direct impact on the life of students. 

In my personal humble opinion these people need to be called out.

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Heard from some ex employee that their dues are pending and everyone fears the one time challenger Neo-MBA Alternative company has no funds and will to continue.  

Is it shutting down? Or are they pivoting again! ?? 

I was looking for switching from the current co (M). But the edtech scene looks bad now

Is Stoa closing doors?

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I heard from someone in the industry that Stoa laid off most of the people and only 7 of them are still there, including 4 of their co founders. The Main reason was that they were not able to provide placements to the members and their experience had turn to shit . What is happening with ed tech , also the sauce is that now they are pivoting into self paced courses following the coursera model. Alternative MBA nahi chal payega India .

Stoa laid off 90 percent of their workforce

Hi Folks , does anyone aware about this program stoa general business management programs ? can you please guide me does it really worth doing that course in career growth ?

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What do you people think of Stoa for a career transition? They’re charging 2.9L for the course. Anyone who belong to the Cohort?

Any reviews on Stoa for a career transition?

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They are heavy on branding and showing it as the B-School if you want to work at Start-ups? 

I want to work at a VC firm in investments team.So if the cost is justified even if it's only for connections at major VC firms. Or should I look to get into the traditional 2 yr MBA program?

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Hi Folks, 

I'm Pratham, Founder of Masters' Union. We're a new-age business school with a unique practitioner-led higher education, where courses are taught by CXOs of top companies in India.

I'd love to chat with you folks about my journey in building Masters' Union, my thoughts on the future of Education in India, and discuss my experience in building fast-paced businesses, amongst other things 

I'll be back at 5 pm and start answering your questions :) 
Ask away!

I am Pratham Mittal, Founder of Masters' Union. Ask me anything!

The most celebrated MBA givers are nowhere to be seen . Neither founder giving MBA lessons in LinkedIn nor students highly rating the MBA program 😂 funniest part -after building tons of CXOs through their courses , now they are building a tool for CXO 🤣

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Does this mean that Stoa MBA is a scam too and should be reported to AICTE?

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Saw a couple ads on Instagram and their website seems cool. It seems they have a cohort based learning and I like learning by practical experience model instead of relying on outdated bookish knowledge. 

But do these “alternative MBAs” have any legitimacy according to employers? If anyone’s a graduate I wanna ask:

How was the experience? And did you land a job after getting the certificate?

Anyone here enrolled in Stoa’s MBA program?

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Time to laugh at new LinkedIn cringe! Bro is literally founder-hopper and claim slaves shudnt look for better opportunities

A friend is pretty upset about where they are working. They feel a bit cheated with the #edtech company not growing as the founders kept promising them. The company has reversed its initial growth and is now not sure of the next steps. 

They were largely into giving charters instead of degrees and their pandemic success has disappeared. 

They are wondering if they should cut loss and jump ship before the company shuts. Or should they sink with the team?

The founders are pretty cool guys outside. With a good reputation. But they haven't been able to scale the company and promises have dried up. 

I wish I could reveal the name - but I don't want to affect anyone or point at anyone else. But my friend is really traumatised and has lost interest in work and is given new roles and responsibilities every week at '_t_a'. And everyone else is demotivated and upset with how the founders seem to cut their losses by doing secondaries but they can't do a thing! Even the investors don't seem to care much. 

My friend and a few others plan to take this up with the founders on Wednesday. And there is an internal revolt going on.

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