In the summer of 2020, I was scheduled to teach an in-person 2-day workshop that all of the sudden, due to Covid, needed to go online. I immediately realized I needed to educate myself as to how to best move from my former teacher position at a major university to teaching independently as a business. The process that Danny follows is a standard entrepreneurship model (which I know from teaching it myself for technology) which he applies to teaching online courses. I undertook it enthusiastically as I knew the model worked for tech, and wanted to see if it would apply to a service industry.

It worked! And I was not only able to successfully figure out how to focus and manage my course, but gather information from my potential clients as to how to make the course work for them. This customer-focused approach is quite different from how universities approach education, and it was the mindset change I needed.

In my customer discovery process, I tried about 20 different course ideas. Of them, it was clear that the 30+ potential customers with whom I interacted wanted more analytical skills, so that is where I focused my class. I then built my pilot and almost all of the potential customers with whom I interviewed signed up for the pilot. A key element was knowing what was a price point that would work with my students (who don't have much mone).

In the end, I was able to pay back my investment in both Danny's course and the related technology with the pilot class as well as the funds I received from the class I had already agreed to each online. I have now moved into selling the post-pilot classes and that is going well also. I have been able to do this all within the class timeframe.

So, what could work better and what should you know before signing up?:
-- I think its important to know that although Danny does all the videos you watch, his time with the actual class is quite small. That being said, there were literally hundreds of people in the class, and I found it impressive how much time each coach devoted toward the students being successful. If you want help, it wasn't hard to get it through either your coach of fellow students via Slack. I think it would be good if Mirasee made this clear at the beginning.
-- Students are at varying levels in terms of their readiness of thought for their classes. Some are like myself -- I've taught for a long time and know my niche. Others are at the early stages in their thinking. I think it would be good if Mirasee divided the cohort based on where you are in your thinking process. That way, everyone's time would better spent. In my case, I could get more advice from advanced students, while those early in their thinking would not think they are behind just because we've had more time to think.

Bottom-line: As the other reviewers have said, you do have to put in the work to be successful. Danny says that upfront and I feel they are overall an upfront and honest organization trying their best to help you be successful. They are amazingly patient and supportive, and you feel comfortable asking them any kind of question. I heartily recommend them.