Maven

Maven positions itself as the platform where an operator, founder, or specialist with real expertise runs a multi-week cohort, live calls, homework between sessions, a private group for discussion, rather than recording a course once and selling it forever. Instructors set their own price, often several hundred to a few thousand dollars for a cohort running four to eight weeks, and Maven takes a cut of revenue in exchange for discovery, scheduling tools, and payment processing.

Because every cohort has a fixed start date and a capped number of seats, the format suits a specific kind of course, one that benefits from live discussion and peer feedback, not a topic you'd rather work through alone at your own pace. Maven's own catalog has grown well beyond its original startup-and-growth roots into writing, AI, design, and management topics. It fits a learner who wants direct access to a practitioner and structured accountability more than the cheapest way to learn a skill.