In today’s interview we’ll be discussing what makes Codesmith different from other bootcamps, how they leverage a lot of customer/student acquisition from Meetup, and why the average salary of their graduates is $103,000.
Download podcast transcript [PDF] here: How Codesmith Acquired Its First 20 Students for $120 Who Went on to Earn an Average Salary of $103K TRANSCRIPT
Episode highlights:
- [3:52] – Getting into a top program like Codesmith can change your life.
- [6:11] – Codesmith is an intimate community – brilliant, exceptional, and playful
- [7:23] – Will is trying to build software engineers that are also future leaders
- [8:04] – Acceptance in Codesmith is competitive and only 1 in 15 are selected; they also offer free classes for junior level developers
- [13:50] – Codesmith costs $17,200 but they also offer scholarships for people with disadvantaged backgrounds
- [14:51] – Top programs enable people from any background to be part of the coding world
- [15:41] – Scholarships and Meetup.com help with acquisitions
- [16:03] – Reviews also helped a lot, especially on high ranking sites – Quora has also been very helpful in getting the word out about Codesmith
- [18:06] – The magic of Codesmith was the community and getting people inspired
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