Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publisher Benesse

Re:Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publis... by matsemann on Thursday February 20, 2020 @04:46AM (#22373879)

I noticed a course this weekend I was a bit interested in. And they said it was 94% off. 150 NOK ($16) instead of 2350 NOK ($250). It was some kind of offer that would expire this weekend, and I had "9 hours left" or something to get it at that price. I actually wrote it down because I had the same feeling of being manipulated.

You made me check, it's still 94% off at the 150 NOK price. Now it's some kind of offer that lasts until Feb 21. Will be interesting to see what the price is in two days..

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Re:Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publis... by busymom0 on Thursday February 20, 2020 @05:17AM (#22374012)

Been following courses on their site for a while. Those 95% or $10 offers are around almost all year round. I have bought courses at random times and have never ever paid more than $20. They are fishy about the pricing but I personally did find the courses valuable.

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Re:Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publis... by matsemann on Saturday February 22, 2020 @05:17AM (#22390257)

An update to this: The offer expired yesterday. Then I however was prompted that the normal price was 2350 NOK, but as a new user I could get it for 150 NOK for the next X hours. So just a new offer with the same price lined up after the first expired.

Earlier today I checked, and then the price was back at 2350 NOK. However, checking again now a few hours later, it's again a new offer for 150 NOK as a new user. And if I log in, it's 250 NOK without any mention about why, just a "90% off!" tag.

So yeah, the full price is a fake one.

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Re:Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publis... by matsemann on Monday February 24, 2020 @03:45AM (#22402571)

Update again: The last 150NOK offer is now over. There is however a new campaign where I can buy it for 163NOK for the next 4 days.

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Re:Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publis... by patlola on Thursday February 20, 2020 @04:57AM (#22373933)

maybe they should understand the point that people who really want to buy courses don't look for sales.

I never bought a technical/educational book in my life till just because it was on sale

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Re:Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publis... by 0x1221 on Thursday February 20, 2020 @05:58AM (#22374173)

Also, opening their front page at the same time from different browsers can show completely different discount levels. And those will be different still from the prices that you see when you log into your account.

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