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Kudos man. But seriously have you considered using the $10,000 and moving to a cheap city like Goa / Bangalore / staying where-ever you are and spending some ti
by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Kudos man. But seriously have you considered using the $10,000 and moving to a cheap city like Goa / Bangalore / staying where-ever you are and spending some time deep diving into iOS programming using best-selling books on Amazon and iTunes courses from Stanford?
I know MakeGamesWithUs is a YC backed company and they aren't just another run of the mill rip-off bootcamp that are popping up each day, still it'd make fiscal sense to consider the alternative scenario.
There are a lot of pros to attending one of these bootcamps: community / structure / mentorship / retaining IP to your creation / networking / companies that might be recruiting but if you are motivated enough just stumbling along yourself and associating with a local dev shop might also work wonders without burning a hole in your pocket (despite the fact that your are not paying out of pocket and crowd-funding this).
But anyways good luck to you with it, and I wish you success.
- lalwanivikas 13y agoAppreciate your thoughts not_paul_graham, and totally agree with the logic behind your arguments. But for me, this course is more than just a coding experience. Living a valley experience so closely, among the kind of people attending the program has a value beyond what can be explained, at least for me. It is just like quesitoning the value of an elite MBA (that breaks-even after 3-4 years on average), which a lot of gurus are questioning these days. I might learn equally sitting in Bangalore, in one tenth the cost, but I really believe that there can be stark differences in terms of nuances, personality traits, friendships and work opportunities, if I don't attend this course.