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As someone who used to work in this industry, I'm kind of torn on Lambda School. It's clear that Austen lied in the past about outcomes and the company perhaps

by agd 5y ago

As someone who used to work in this industry, I'm kind of torn on Lambda School. It's clear that Austen lied in the past about outcomes and the company perhaps preferred growth over customer experience early on. However college education is so broken in the US that any alternative can look good in comparison. Long term I'm bullish on Lambda, they're in a rapidly growing market, signing good partnerships like this, and I think they can continue to work on their training quality. Just don't trust the marketing. ;)

konaraddi 5y ago
> Long term I'm bullish on Lambda How long is your long term? I’m bullish on Lambda’s current business model in the short term because in the long term it’s not fair for job-seekers to sell a chunk of their future just so they can make it through the present and arrive at the future. Wealthy people don’t have to do that. And the impoverished can’t afford to spend the time to attend Lambda school. Education should be as accessible as possible and I’m optimistic that it will be on the long term. Lambda school is progress but it’s not the end game.
cupofcoffee 5y ago
Why is college education broken in the US? If one is doing a STEM degree then they can earn enough salary to pay for their loans and live happily ever after. Isn't the issue when either international students come and invest thousands of dollars in university fees and are then unceremoniously kicked out of the country or students which study some field which has no high employability?
908B64B197 5y ago
> However college education is so broken in the US that any alternative can look good in comparison. How exactly?
austenallred 5y ago
I absolutely never lied about outcomes. The author of the story conflated multiple numbers (one graduation -> placement, one enrollment -> placement) and pointed out that they’re different. He was looking at different points in the funnel, as our audited outcomes reports show.

by agd 5y ago

konaraddi 5y ago

> Long term I'm bullish on Lambda How long is your long term? I’m bullish on Lambda’s current business model in the short term because in the long term it’s not fair for job-seekers to sell a chunk of their future just so they can make it through the present and arrive at the future. Wealthy people don’t have to do that. And the impoverished can’t afford to spend the time to attend Lambda school. Education should be as accessible as possible and I’m optimistic that it will be on the long term. Lambda school is progress but it’s not the end game.

cupofcoffee 5y ago

Why is college education broken in the US? If one is doing a STEM degree then they can earn enough salary to pay for their loans and live happily ever after. Isn't the issue when either international students come and invest thousands of dollars in university fees and are then unceremoniously kicked out of the country or students which study some field which has no high employability?

908B64B197 5y ago

> However college education is so broken in the US that any alternative can look good in comparison. How exactly?

austenallred 5y ago

I absolutely never lied about outcomes. The author of the story conflated multiple numbers (one graduation -> placement, one enrollment -> placement) and pointed out that they’re different. He was looking at different points in the funnel, as our audited outcomes reports show.