Episode Description

Aniket, a business development manager and teacher, shares his journey of starting teaching and exploring opportunities outside India. He discusses the influence of IIT JEE coaching and the challenges of teaching different grade levels. Aniket provides insights into cold outreach and finding teaching opportunities through platforms like LinkedIn. He also shares the range of hourly rates for teaching outside India and how he reached $70 per hour. Aniket emphasizes the importance of building cultural connections with students and offers ideas for Indian teachers to leverage their skills and increase their earning potential. In this conversation, Aniket shares valuable insights on building an online teaching profile, creating a portfolio website, and adopting a modular approach to teaching. He also discusses the importance of leveraging paid marketing and testimonials, negotiating with different cultures, and balancing teaching with business development. Aniket then explains his role at EdMaker, a company that focuses on fusing academics with technology. He emphasizes the use of real-life examples in teaching and provides dos and don'ts for effective cold outreach.