![]() Even his linkedIn profile is relatively minimalistic, though I can see he is somewhat active this lends credibility to his claim that he’s not much of a social media guy. It’s interesting to me that it’s not easy to dig up information about Nitesh or his team online. He also didn’t want to create ‘lower payment tiers’ that lowered the quality of product. He explains that he is against ads on the ‘public’/shareable spaces of padlet because students shouldn’t have to see (be distracted) by them in a learning context. His genuine desire to deliver the best learning tool. It was a careful decision, made to balance economic/growth requirements and customer satisfaction.ģ. The “free” number of padlets you can currently use was based on data that showed 90% of their customers used this number. Nitesh’s response explains how the decision was made and demonstrates the care and obligation he feels to their customer base. The interview linked above is from 3 years ago, and spends a fair amount of time discussing the changes to pricing tiers that occurred around that time. I expect this attitude can be an asset when you use it to a build a team that balances your self-acknowledged limitations.Ģ. It may seem counter intuitive to success, yet clearly it is not. (If you listen to the interview posted above, he frequently berates himself- admitting “I’m a terrible businessman…”, “I’m not a social media guy…” as well as apologizing for his ego/vanity in the product.) This is an attitude I can relate to and support. He portrays humility (almost to a fault) as well as integrity/honesty. ![]() I take a personal interest in padlet because I’ve been aware of it for approximately 5 years and it’s utility and value has ebbed and flowed as I’ve changed jobs and specializations.Ī few additional thoughts on Nitesh Goel’s characteristics/qualities as successful founder and CEO:ġ. ![]() I think this is one of the aspects that makes the company successful, as it cares about the consumer’s needs and whether the product itself is user-friendly. That is, Padlet protects the user’s personal private data and the user’s content. It is the company policy to focus on “usability” and “users” which is unique, considering most businesses focus on growth and profit. In my opinion, this is one of the reasons why Nitesh owns a successful business, because as an entrepreneur, he understands the value of teamwork and respects his employees by providing them with flexibility under certain guidelines. They can choose to work at home and are often encouraged to travel and go on vacation except for certain times of the year when the company is busy. Nitesh employs a flexible approach when it comes to his employees. The company gain its profits from online advertisements, non-subscribed users and paid subscriber services such as Padlet Backpack (for school) and Padlet Briefcase (for business). Nitesh Goel and Pranav Piyush still run the company together alongside 8 employees. Padlet has evolved over the years since it started in 2012. It was originally called the “Wallwisher” and the concept of this site was to create a digital pad to replace paper and pen. According to, the prototype of Padlet was derived from Nitesh’s final year research project in 2008. Nitesh Goel is originally from Delhi, India and he attended the National University of Singapore with his childhood friend- Pranav Piyush, who is the co-founder of Padlet. You can use Padlet on any smart device for free, but for other additional features, you will have to purchase the premium plan. There are various backgrounds for the bulletin board and students can add their thoughts to the wall which act like online post-it’s that can be viewed and edited later. Teachers can set up a bulletin board where students can participate by typing their answers and making learning outcome comments. That said, it is a simple and useful tool for education purposes. Padlet is a great interactive online tool for brainstorming ideas and sharing participants’ opinions on various topics. Padlet is an online bulletin board and it can be used to invite participants to create and to collaborate by sharing their ideas, as well as including images, videos, links, and documents in the posts. Nitesh Goel is the founder and CEO of Padlet.
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