mattangriffel

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by mattangriffel 13y ago
While I admire the work of Avi and the guys at the Flatiron School greatly, I disagree with some of their basic principles. In particular, they perpetuate this myth that only some people are cut out to be developers by working very hard to
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Yeah, so we definitely teach how to find gems, read through documentation and troubleshoot errors. There's a little bit of API knowledge that may be lacking (which we're definitely working on as a module - we've gotten a lot
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Yep, that's because it's just being hidden and not stopped. It's a bug I need to fix :)
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
These are all fair criticisms that I'm happy to respond to, but let's please be careful when throwing around the word "scam". A scam is something dishonest and I promise that I have good intentions. We often forget that
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Good call, will make a note and fix that shortly. It's people like you scubasteve that make me not look like a total asshat on the internet.
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
I taught myself how to code on my own and realized that there are no good resources out there that provide a clear path for beginners. Yes, and the fact that I get to empower other people to build something they want to build is a bonus )
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
I'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 r
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Hmm, that must be a Mailchimp default. Agreed, it's not very good or clear.
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
point well taken, timr
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Haha that's fair. Not intentionally misleading though. I had hoped people would interpret that as "97% of people who have taken One Month Rails recommend it" like when mouthwash brands say "4 out of 5 Dentists Recommende
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Sorry about that scubasteve. That's not nearly fast enough.
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
@dxm, haha I actually want to try "don't submit". That one may backfire and actually work better.
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
He's likely right, it's a best practice that may be wrong in some cases. Though generally, you're better off going with a best practice and then A/B testing alternatives. The reality is that you're limited in the nu
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Good points willbill, my responses: 1. Learning has always been free! (Okay, almost always.) You can walk into any library and pick up a book on any subject. But most people don't do it because there are too many resources out there an
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Absolutely agree here. Different people learn concepts in different ways, and it's hard to know that teaching something a given way will stick. That's why we have to try to reach as many people as possible until we can build a per
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
A Windows laptop can work, but it will be a little tougher (the videos are recorded on a Mac so some of the commands are different). When you install Rails using RailsInstaller, use the Git Bash program that it comes with and most of the co
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
:\ Mailchimp's autoresponders can't be set for immediately, only "within an hour" because I don't think they want people using it as a transactional email / content delivery system Good call on the 404. That&#x
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Sorry you felt that the first class went too fast. I know other people felt that way too which is why I rerecorded the videos and restructured how I delivered the content. Were yo part of the Skillshare class in November? Anyway the intenti
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
There are actually :)
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Hey Peter! We've been running under the radar since about November, iterating on the content on the online system itself. It started out as the best-selling class on Skillshare (with 2000 students) and grew from there. While the first
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Yeah something like that. Except leveraging technology to help people learn faster :)
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
As some others have mentioned, knowledge economies are not zero-sum. It's not like you can only use one course or one class (I've taken many). As for market saturation, I think it depends on what your thoughts are about theories t
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
It's because it's a free image from Unsplash ( http://unsplash.com/ ) which provides free hi-res photos. Highly recommend.
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
That's fair. But you'd be surprised how many people still ask me the question.
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Good call patio11, I made the change. It's a good thing we're using optimizely and can push that up quickly. On a side note, this landing page is actually an A/B test we're performing on the effectiveness of an email dri
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One Month Rails (YC S13) Teaches How To Build Your Startup While Learning To Code(techcrunch.com)
107 points by mattangriffel 13y ago|90 comments
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by mattangriffel 13y ago
Creator of One Month Rails here, happy to answer any questions.
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How HTTPS Stops Attackers: What Every Web Dev Should Know(blog.hartleybrody.com)
119 points by mattangriffel 13y ago|43 comments
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Why You Need To Know Code (And How You Can Learn In A Month)(linkedin.com)
2 points by mattangriffel 13y ago|0 comments
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Famous First Landing Pages(blog.onemonthrails.com)
17 points by mattangriffel 13y ago|5 comments

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