Apr 19 2019 45 mins 115
What would be the impact on the world if a Computer Science education was available to you completely free of charge until you get a job in that field paying $50,000 or more? That’s the question that drives Austen Allred and the team behind Lambda School. Lambda School is a revolutionary new school that invests in its students and they completely align their interests with their students. Seems like a novel idea, right? But Austen’s path to Silicon Valley was where things began for him, so that’s where we’ll start today’s conversation.
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Featuring:
- Austen Allred – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
- Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Show Notes:
- Lambda School
- Lambda School is giving an $18,000 stipend to select students
- No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job) - The New York Times
- How Much Is Your Education Worth? Depends How Much You Make - Bloomberg
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