joining us now from california, sebastian thrun is on the phone.on in new york city yesterday. it is confusing to me. maybe because i have not taken one of your courses. congratulations on the fundraiser, what are you going to do with the money? sebastian: grow. i want to reach everyone on the planet. there are over 7 billion people. i want to empower everybody. cory: talk to me about success rates. yesterday, i talked to somebody from general assembly. different model but similar goal, coaching people to get into the workforce. they boasted a 90% placement rate within 100 days of graduating. do you keep stats like that? do you think they are valuable? sebastian: we are global. we open admission so everyone can come. our placement rates are around 40% to 50%. when you make it, you have amazing opportunities. cory: you are saying general assembly classes are too easy? sebastian: it is a different admissions model. to the extent we admit fewer students, there are amazing finishing rates. cory: specifically, who is your dream student? sebastian: an as

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