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Oct 25, 2021
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molodyets
Mortgage guy in all 50 states
It seems they miscalculated on unit economics and now want to cut costs rather than raise prices to save face
And it isn’t working out well
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Not a great look for Lambda School - bummer.
molodyets
Mortgage guy in all 50 states
10/25/21 11:30am
Summarize for those behind the paywall?
MarkWatney
10/25/21 11:36am
They promised easy/fast path to lucrative tech career, students and emails claim
BYUFootballisBack
10/25/21 11:38am
Found an archive link to read
MarkWatney
10/25/21 11:39am
Austen Allred is a BYU alum. They are advertising a 79% placement rate, reality is closer to 30%.
molodyets
10/25/21 11:39am
Just finished reading. Really rough. Austen's bravado served them well early on. It really doesn't anymore.
MarkWatney
10/25/21 11:58am
It seems they miscalculated on unit economics and now want to cut costs rather than raise prices to save face
molodyets
10/25/21 12:04pm
That's sad. My BIL did it and it seems to have worked out well for him.
MetaLearner
10/25/21 12:09pm
Like the article said, the success stories aren't fake, they are just less common than advertised.
MarkWatney
10/25/21 12:40pm
Maybe I'm just naturally gifted, but I don't know why you'd pay anybody
Hypnotoad
10/25/21 11:55am
A lot of students thrive on the structure a coding camp/school can provide. Also these coding camps offer placement
MarkWatney
10/25/21 12:01pm
I guess I get that. But I've found that the most successful programmers are
Hypnotoad
10/25/21 12:10pm
That is true - but there is more work to be done than what the self-starters can do.
molodyets
10/25/21 12:11pm
I've been working at startups the last 6 years or so. Non self-starters don't
Hypnotoad
10/25/21 12:16pm
I'd agree with you for anyone who has a little bit of programming experience
MetaLearner
10/25/21 12:17pm
Lots of jobs available for basic code monkeys. You don’t have to be special to get a job and these code camps offer
YIsForBrigham
10/25/21 12:59pm
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