Yesterday, CNBC, one of the world’s most influential financial media outlets, announced its annual Disruptor 50 List (Disruptor 50). The list aims to identify the 50 most disruptive, impactful, and impactful startups in the world today.
Now in its sixth year, the Disruptor 50 List features hundreds of startups each year, up from over 800 last year. This year’s trend was “Innovation changes the world,” and covered companies in fields ranging from biotechnology, machine learning, transportation and retail, driverless cars, mobility services, accommodation, cryptocurrencies and even outer space exploration. Ultimately, only 50 companies have been certified as Disruptor.
As CNBC explains on its website, all participating companies are required to submit detailed operational data for the past year, including core data and qualitative and quantitative data. A panel of 39 academics and experts will judge the nominees, scoring them based on whether they “create new markets and ecosystems”, “grow” and “innovate”.
Udacity, which came in at No. 10 last year, continues to beat the pack at No. 8, beating xiaomi, WeWork, Pinterest, GitHub, Oscar Health and more!
Yoda was delighted to find herself on the list alongside companies like SpaceX and Airbnb that are constantly changing the world with innovation. We appreciate CNBC’s continued recognition that our efforts are having a lasting impact and changing the world!
The top 10 companies on this year’s Disruptor 50 List are:
1. SpaceX;
2. Transportation network Uber;
3. Airbnb;
Didi Chuxing, a travel app company;
5. Transportation network Lyft;
6. Taxi app Crab;
7. Genetic technology company 23andME;
Udacity, the Silicon Valley-based online learning platform;
9. Rent The Runway;
10. Bitcoin company Coinbase
Reasons for inclusion:
Unlike other online learning platforms that offer a wide range of courses, Udacity focuses on cutting-edge technologies that are changing the world. It works with more than 120 companies and industry leaders, including Amazon, Google, AT&T, and Facebook, to close the technology talent gap by developing and customizing courses for specific skills that these companies need.
Udacity, founded by Sebastian Thrun, a Stanford professor and the father of Google’s self-driving car, has attracted more than 160,000 students from 190 countries by offering free online courses on ARTIFICIAL intelligence in 2011. Sebastian Thrun once said: “Building a driverless car is great, but if I can train 100,000 driverless car engineers around the world, I will really change the world.”
Since then, Udacity has been working with visionary industry leaders to develop courses that bring the world’s top experts and companies into the classroom, the world’s first online nanodegree course in machine learning; The first zero base became an open platform for “AI engineers”; The first open source driverless car built by students from all over the world was born in Udacity! Udacity has always ensured that what students learn are the most valuable and in-demand skills, creating experiences that exceed expectations.
In order to let more people enjoy the charm of online education, learn the cutting edge of technology, silicon valley Udacity in China, Brazil, India and Germany successively set up branch, will course localization in silicon valley, also increased the new curriculum, to reflect the enterprise demand changing partners, such as virtual reality VR, flying cars, and artificial intelligence, etc.
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can throw stones at the sea and create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa. Udacity will always adhere to this principle, so that people all over the world, regardless of national boundaries, regardless of age, as long as they have the desire to learn, can get a meaningful education and realize their dreams!
You’re interested in artificial intelligence, data analytics, you want to be on the cutting edge, join great companies like Google and Facebook, and work with passion every day to change the world, or you can start with a nanoscale degree at Udacity, and start from scratch with thousands of brilliant young people around the world, Take the first step towards becoming a sought-after talent.