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I'm more and more disappointed in Startups that comes out of YC these days. What's the different with peepcode, net tuts+, codeschool and co? What is the bigg
by knes 13y ago
I'm more and more disappointed in Startups that comes out of YC these days.
What's the different with peepcode, net tuts+, codeschool and co?
What is the bigger picture here?
Is this just a guy who was running a successful Skillshare course and decided to spin a company out of it and through his personality got into YC?
Why even go through YC if he already had 5000+ student on skillshare?
Something I'm not seeing here?
- mattangriffel 13y agoI'm not sure, but if I'd make a guess about why I got into YC it's because I was able to build something that tapped into a powerful need. It's definitely a good indicator that something is when whent there are so many resources out there and yet time and time again people who finished my class said it was the first time they had ever successfully learned how to code (after failing with other resources). We're trying to take a more human approach to learning about technology. There are live chat and discussion sections as well as in-person study groups which is not something you'll find on peepcode and the rest. On top of that, you don't end up finishing any of those resources with a live product that can serve as the MVP for the company you're trying to build. Just some thoughts, though I'd love to get your take.
- richsin 13y agoI believe this has huge upside, this can turn into a "One Month" brand that teaches everything under the sun. At the moment it's about technology and coding, but the brand is so much more versatile than peepcode or codeschool to name a few.