EPISODE · Sep 21, 2018 · 28 MIN
#16 - Austen Allred - Teaching Students to Code And Grow
from Portfolio Career Podcast with David Nebinski · host David Nebinski
Quotes: -“We look for people that are willing to put in the work” -“Everything we can do is help you break through the signal barrier. We help you create that signal” -“It's not enough to just do stuff and to learn stuff, you have to exhibit that in some way” -"How can we get people from low-income to high-income, and code was an obvious answer. In the long run, Lambda will not just be a code school." -“The impact we have is very very tangible. We take that responsibility very seriously." -“For most of them, we could swing their lifetime earnings by a couple of million dollars.” Key resources and references: -Example of Lambda School's non-profit helping someone -www.lambdaschool.com -Austen Allred's twitter account for frequent inspiration and updates -Secret Sauce book and resources
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This conversation is with Austen Allred, the CEO and Cofounder of Lambda School. The Company's revolutionary coding bootcamp business model enables students upon acceptance to join for no upfront cost and only payback if they get a job earning greater than $50,000. Students often double or triple their income, and sometimes are just on the edge of poverty before. The Company also provides career services for students to blog and showcase their work. Austen believes this is essential for everyone, and it led him to a job after authoring Secret Sauce. Lambda School is empowering people to learn new skills to find new jobs for their Portfolio Career. Austen talks about his primary drivers for the company and his vision for the company. And so much more to build and grow your Portfolio Career. Tune in and let's have some fun!
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