How Bootcamp Grads Can Get Hired at Early Stage Startups

Lucas and Luna drill into a specific career path for coding bootcamp graduates that rarely gets coverage: landing a job at an early-stage startup. They break down why a 12-person company might take a chance on someone with 14 weeks of training but a big tech firm won't, and walk through the concrete steps a bootcamp grad can take to position themselves — from reading cap tables to joining the right Slack communities. Lucas shares data from a 2025 survey of 200 pre-Series A founders showing that 63 percent had hired a bootcamp grad in the previous year, and Luna pushes back on whether the risk of startup instability is worth it for someone making a career switch. The hosts also discuss how to spot startups that are actually hiring versus ones that are just collecting resumes, and what to say in an interview when you don't have a CS degree. If you're a bootcamp grad wondering where to direct your applications, this episode gives you a concrete strategy — and a dose of realism. #BootcampGrads #StartupJobs #TechCareerChange #EarlyStageStartups #CodingBootcamp #JobSearchStrategy #CareerPivot #Reskilling #TechHiring #StartupHiring #PreSeriesA #FounderInterviews #CapTable #SlackCommunities #NoCSDegree #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo