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Skillshare Tech Semester Comes to San Francisco

San Francisco/Bay Area: We have a rocking Tech & Collaborative Consumption Semestercoming your way - and couldn’t be more excited. Check out the amazing classes we’ve got lined up for you this March at Citizen Space & Hub Soma!

Investing in the Collaborative Consumption Space

with David Lee, Managing Member of SV Angel

Tue, Mar 20th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST

Guiding Principles of P2P

Are you an early-stage P2P startup? Want to learn more about the collaborative consumption space? Join David Lee, founding partner of SV Angel, on Tuesday March 20th at Citizen Space in Soma as he discusses the past, present and future of this one-hundred billion dollar space.

How to Build a Team to Tackle Collaborative Consumption

With Kanyi Maqubela, Entrepreneur in Residence at Collaborative Fund

Tu, March 27th, 7:00pm to 8:30pm PST

Share and share alike

In his first Skillshare class, Kanyi - an investor at Collaborative Fund and founding employee of a venture-backed startup - discusses what it takes to build a successful team in the social entrepreneurship space. Touching upon the importance of Product-Market fit and cultural relevance, Kanyi looks to provide students with the know-how needed to share their ideas with the world - and in doing so, win.

Storytelling in the Peer-to-Peer Space

with Jamie Wong, CEO of Vayable

Wed, Mar 28th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST

A way with words…

In her debut class, Jamie Wong, present CEO of Vayable and long-time writer, provides students with a toolkit of storytelling techniques like no other. Come ready to learn the ways in which narration can drive product, community, and brand and leave with workable knowledge on how you can shape your story in the growing peer-to-peer space.

Trust and Safety in the Marketplace

with Avery Lewis, Head of Product, Getaround

Wed, Mar 28th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm PST

Take his word on it…

In his latest class, Avery Lewis, a long-time Skillshare teacher and the Head of Product at Getaround, will cover all the things you need to know when it comes to fortifying a marketplace built on sharing - detailing both the technical and nontechnical measures you can take to ensure your business and brand remain reputable.

If You Have $1 To Spend on Marketing - Where Would You Spend It? ,

with Jamie Viggiano, Marketing Director, TaskRabbit

Wed, Mar 28th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Hop to it!

In her first-ever Skillshare class, Jamie Viggiano, the Director of Marketing at TaskRabbit, shares her experience with implementing Eric Ries’s lean start-up tactics at TaskRabbit - providing valuable insights into why it is important to stay on your toes (and iterate quickly) in any field.

“I’ve Read Your Blog”: How to Produce Compelling Web Content

with Jason Shen, Co-founder of RideJoy

Wed, Mar 28th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

A love of words required.

Jason Shen, co-founder of RideJoy and content-junkie whose blog The Art of Ass-Kicking was named a “Top 10 Must Read Blogs” for entrepreneurs, is taking his writing know-how on the road. In his first class on Skillshare, Jason will be teaching blogging beginners how to create compelling web content, find their voice, perfect their marketing strategy, and more.

Pwning Modern Game Design

Dave Werner, Creative Director of DIY

Wed, Mar 28th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The Ultimate Gameplay

From the creation of compelling gameplay loops to tips on making great mockups and wireframes to the development of awesomely rewarding reward systems, Creative Director of DIY Dave Werner will outline the mechanics behind making successful games in one of Skillshare’s first ever game design classes.