Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn took to LinkedIn on Monday to deliver a direct message to the company’s 42 newly hired graduates: Be nice, take initiative, and remember that success doesn’t require sacrificing your well-being.
In his LinkedIn post, the 47-year-old Guatemalan-American billionaire outlined five career tips for new hires, with his first piece of advice being blunt: “Don’t be a jerk,” he wrote. “Duolingo has an allergic reaction to toxic behavior, and our culture quickly identifies and rejects it.”
