What that means is not only that we teach you programming, but that we teach you the other things that are required. Maybe there’s an underlying problem that needs to be fixed and that will just cancel out the problem so it doesn’t exist in the future. So think about the decision where you think, “Okay, I’m going to save a little bit of money because I’m not going to live in San Francisco or New York City for this time and I’m going to save and the cost of living is different,” over to spend a career that’s millions of dollars that you’re leaving on the table. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Having interviewed CEOs, not interviewed them, but really, I guess interrogate them might be the better word. I remember when Timur was going through this process, a lot of things that you’re talking about were things that he also experienced. I was interested in a bunch of stuffs, but mostly, I wanted to be a lawyer. Thankfully, God disabuses that notion pretty quickly but I wanted to be a lawyer until about the first year or so of college. They want to learn how to code, they’re willing to kind of put in the time they wanted, but we don’t have the product or service that helps them or we didn’t. Kush: I would approach it the way I approached information gathering when I was at the hedge fund that I was at. You will have to do some learning and prep to get into the program, but my husband started with no experience and no STEM background. So when you’re an analyst, you analyze a company through the numbers. It’s really just motivation. And then reach out, cold email them, ask to chat with them for 15 minutes and then basically ask them in their opinion what bootcamps in that area or in that state that they typically see successful students from. I think that’s how I think about the issue. Is that your advice? Kush: At the beginning, it was just to make my life easier. I got to learn deeply about every one of those industry so that was awesome from an international perspective. We’ll never spam you. They’ve got great user experience and great onboarding in terms of you just jump in and you’re coding. Any success story sounds amazing but were there any challenges that you went through and whenever you hit those challenges or frustrations, was there any piece of music or a movie that you watched that motivated you to break through that challenge to get over what you’re building or even while you were teaching yourself how to code and you might have gotten frustrated trying to learn, was there anything that you did to get over that frustration? But that’s how I’d break in is just get into a startup and try to learn from the best folks that I can. Do I really pay no tuition until I get a job? That’s the one I recommend. When I first met Kush, I applied to App Academy and he conducted my first coding interview. None of this really matters. Our thought or our philosophy around this is that we continue with helping you find a job until you find one. I don't feel that the program isn't worth it anymore, but I was saying that when the percentage increased to 23%. They just graduated their second class last Friday. In the pre interview, you mentioned that you tried to teach yourself how to code. Ruben: So 25% of the 98 tend to get into App Academy? Christian his Co-Founder was the first instructor at Dev Bootcamp. of other people at the same time or earn some money, make a small business, see if there’s anything there.” So that was kind of the 9:24 of the post so i thought $6,000, not that much to pay to have some expert teach me this thing that I really love and really want to learn over a matter of two months. So App Academy does because we don’t charge you tuition upfront. So that’s the network that you look to, those are your friends, that’s your core circle when you decide to start a company through the years down the line, those are the folks you look to or maybe higher. App Academy no longer free. Yes. At that time, there were 50,000 CS grads a year and 150,000 job openings for software engineers every year so new incremental ones and only 50,000 were filled. We’re trying a bunch of different classes and whatnot and who knows which one of these things will be successful and will actually try to grow but we’re trying a bunch of things but that’s our guiding north star. You can pay $17,000 upfront, or defer payments until you find a job making at least $50,000, at which point you’ll start making payments which will eventually total $28,000. Yeah, and a lot of people talk about getting into a bootcamp and how hard it is and a lot of people feel a huge sigh of relief once they pass the interview process but in the pre chat, you said that that’s just the beginning. It wasn’t necessarily specific piece of music or something but that VP that I bothered a shit of, she’s a very close friend of mine and kind of continues to be a sounding board for a lot of my problems and successes when they happened really. That said, we also have a high success rate of people coming out of the. I just bothered to shit on my VP. I wanted to make a move so I was thinking maybe go to Hong Kong, New York City, Singapore, etc. So that’s the network that you look to, those are your friends, that’s your core circle when you decide to start a company through the years down the line, those are the folks you look to or maybe higher. $5k upfront refundable deposit + 28k after you first year salary. And so speaking of finishing these programs. This has been a great episode and I think there’s going to be a ton of people who are going to be reaching out to you guys because you guys have built an amazing program and it’s quite impressive. Yeah, and a lot of people as Timur mentioned earlier as App Academy as this MIT of bootcamps and it sounds amazing. We look at somebody’s background. But we’re a part of something bigger. So that’s what the structure of the day looks like which is really just very straightforward, We have breaks and lunch and whatnot, but really it’s just coding as much as possible, really trying to get the students to code as much as we can. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. and especially with your case, since you’re not charging the student beforehand, if there was this shift, where there’s a tech bubble and people are not hiring graduates, you guys would be the ones losing the money, not the student. App Academy. FAQ - Part-Time Bootcamp Prep . Kush: I can’t remember exactly which books. I guess just realizing how important that was, I mean fortunately I learned it pretty quickly and continue learning it but that was kind of…. What are the characteristics that differentiate people who become successful and maybe find jobs sooner versus people who either don’t, drop out, or people who take much longer to find a job? For me, it was usually just talking to my mentors and folks that were around me. And in the pre interview, you said you then ran into this. But we really wanted to build the MIT of bootcamps. Kush: Yeah, exactly. He applied and enrolled into Hack Reactor. We’re not on Snapchat. So they were taking it seriously and they were pouring their heart to do it. That would  destroy a lot of value and a lot of credibility that we’ve spent years building it. It’s terrible. But in terms of reaching out to us, there’s contact information. That’s the kind of place Hacker News is where you can announce something like that and then build a 20, 30, 40-million dollar company on it, just based off a little posting and that happens all the time. I think once I started school there at Chicago, somebody told me that, “Hey, you should major in economics because this is what the school is best known for. It was based in Bombay actually so I was never been to Bombay, not speaking the language. What is it: The Firehose Project Coding Bootcamp offers an online program with part-time and full-time courses.The part-time course consists of 22 weeks while the full-time course is 42 weeks. It’s just not an option. You’re not going to learn that much. The App Academy is a coding bootcamp that offers a full-time software engineering course. Kush: I think that makes sense. All … And if you had to go through the process of picking out a program, what would you specifically pay attention to? Go to the Bootcamp page. But my thought is that those folks will always have jobs. In terms of learning how to code you’re saying? So we have a coding test that you submit online but we also have a technical interview. So the other question that just to build on what you just said, the other question that we want to ask is seeing all the students go through the program, what would you say are those characteristics that differentiate people who become successful and maybe find jobs sooner versus people who either don’t, drop out, or people who take much longer to find a job. That’s an easy one. My journey in finance at the hedge fund kind of forced me to come teach myself how to program just to be more effective. Can you tell us a little bit more about how the program is structured on a day to day and what people have to expect, the number of hours, the number of days per week, and you have some assessments that people have to do every week and people even get kicked out. So I think that’s probably the tech that I would take where I would just try to get any job at a startup and just say, “I’ll do anything and I’ll work as hard as you need me to work.” And the only thing I ask is that you guys let me ask you questions and learn and I may not even say that last part because that’s how I learned and they may be less excited about it if I had to tell them my plan. What does it look like for the customer in this industry? I guess just realizing how important that was, I mean fortunately I learned it pretty quickly and continue learning it but that was kind of…. Also, fortunately, it turned out it’s a great school if you want to study economics, which is another interest of mine. The Breaking Into Startups Podcast is a platform where we feature inspiring stories of people who broke into tech from non-traditional backgrounds. Ruben: And in the pre interview, you said you then ran into this Hacker News post that…. That’s what the gatekeepers want us to think. That’s how we track it is San Francisco location, New York location. Artur: Nice. We’re part of a technological revolution. Kush, before we start talking about bootcamps, can you just tell us a little bit about yourself. I wonder what there is behind the scenes they arent saying about this, I just got in, but I opted to pay their upfront tuition plan of $17k instead of $28k down the road, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the cscareerquestions community. Did your first job out of the program set you up well for your future as a programmer? There’s nothing wrong with that. Yeah, let’s say you’re trying to break into startups. Don’t settle for average and get into one of the top bootcamps. Timur: For App Academy, if you’re going through the prep work and you complete the four weeks, does that guarantee you a place at App Academy or you still have to go through the interview process with App Academy to get in? It’s a terrible experience learning how to code by yourself. My journey in finance at the hedge fund kind of forced me to come teach myself how to program just to be more effective. It was so much harder than it…and I wished the programs like these bootcamps existed before when I could have taken it as a teenager or something, even during the summer because it’s a three-month program. Timur, can you please tell the people what we’re doing today? I wanted to go in and I wanted to get a classics major so I applied and gone to University of Chicago which is really kind of known for its strong core and it was a great school for somebody who wants to be a lawyer. I think that if you’re going to MIT, you go to MIT. Ruben: I remember when Timur came in town and we walked in, looked at the place to sleep at App Academy. You do need to put something down so we know you’re taking that seriously. We put a lot of emphasis on that. What are the kind of questions do you ask? The program features iOS development, back end engineering, big data, and more. Before we talk about the bootcamp, what was your rationale for even learning how to code because it sounds like you have a pretty good career in finance and you’re in the hedge fund world. What does the future look like for App Academy grads and for the next five years or so. The total was probably around 11k (18% I think he said), 28k is a huge hike especially since the upper paying jobs are closing off to bootcamp grads I imagine. One is really making sure that they understand that prep work right and really just have tried all these different problems and really have a mastery of those few concepts that we focus on. But since then, there’s a lot of new things that you’ve introduced based off the things that you’ve learned, so we’d love to hear a little bit more about the bootcamp program that you have and then why you decided to start that and what the outcomes have been in that regard? the monthly payment requirement for students who find jobs is now based on salary bucket ranges. And for bootcamps, it’s a very young industry so there aren’t in as great industry reports, there’s no US News for “Hey, here are the top bootcamps, we just ranked them.” So you have to talk to people. And which is good for you. That’s how we thought about bootcamp prep. I think that’s something that I think sometimes applicants don’t look at in exactly the right way. App Academy is a coding school that offers online and in-person training programs with no tuition cost until you’re hired as a Software Engineer earning over $50,000. So she got no work done for the time that I was there but I learned so much. Kush: You still have to go through the interview process. I’m talking to him about maybe making something in the bootcamp space because it seemed like just endless opportunity at that time. At that time, there were 50,000 CS grads a year and 150,000 job openings for software engineers every year so new incremental ones and only 50,000 were filled. Community drives you to achieve more and this ripples through the rest of your life. And outside of the program, so once you finish the 12 weeks, what type of job search support do you provide to your students? FAQ - Full-Time 24 Week Software Engineering Track (Remote) Become a developer in 24 weeks — pay no tuition until you're hired. share . Kush: We just want to continue to increase the impact that we have on folks and we think about that just as how much difference are we making in people’s lives times the number of people that we’re impacting. So they didn’t have any tracker yet what about it caught your eye and what were your expectations and did you have any reservations that hey, it almost sounds too good to be true, like three months program and then you find a job? What do I get? According to Flatiron School’s most recent Jobs Report (November 2014), 91% of the bootcamp’s job … We place more people at Google in JavaScript roles than Hack Reactor does. So for them, this was their chance to break into software engineering. It’s very hard and I have a ton of respect for the people that learn themselves and then actually find jobs as software engineers. So where you’re really proving that you actually understand, actually can do what you learned the night before, which is the most important thing by far. Got it. Price range: $2000-$3000 Yeah, it kind of looked like the sleep away camp. That was early 2012. First of all, try to figure out is this for me? While pair programming definitely has benefits, it can be a con for some. Fortunately also, the price was 6,000 so it was much lower than programs these days. After those couple of months at Dev Bootcamp, I was trying to figure out what was next. From the looks of it it's the same model just price hike. While all very nice people they do nothing for professional development, annual salary reviews and cost of living increases. So especially if food and housing is paid for, I’d just try to get into the best company that I can with people that I really respect and just try to learn everything from them whether it’s engineering or not because I think the most effective engineer is one who understands the product and why the company is doing what it’s doing and understands that software is not just a hammer that you try to hit every nail with. I talked to so many people. Between this and the closure of Dev Bootcamp and Iron Yard I have a feeling that the bottom has already dropped out on these bootcamps. App Academy Open is the first free, online web development course that's meant to get you hired as a developer. It’s really that simple. But we really wanted to build the MIT of bootcamps. Timur: And we’ll include all of the link the application page and to your Twitter in our show notes and we just wanted to say thank you again. And then second, have talked to bootcamp graduates from different bootcamps and have the ability to compare against different bootcamps. You guys are all in the same cohort, so who was there specifically from. Web Development Mobile Development Software Engineer Data Science Cybersecurity Product Management Digital Marketing UX/UI Designer Database Administration Social Media Management InfoSec Analyst Quality Assurance Engineer SEO Manager Computer Systems Analyst WordPress Developer Machine Learning IT Manager Game … The second piece is, and this is less pumping that you can prepare for, but for that non technical interview, just letting their passion show and showing that they’re not going to stop. This thread is archived. See the pro's, con's, and everything else people are saying about App Academy. well last year it was 3k deposit and 18% salary. They produce something like 40 Nobel laureates or something in economics and you’re interested in a whole bunch of things, You should major in economics.” And that made a lot of sense to me and I was interested in it. The program is Monday through Friday, 9 through 6 in terms of in class hours. The customer being the actual student. What advice do you have for our listeners who are looking at bootcamps? This has been a great episode and I think there’s going to be a ton of people who are going to be reaching out to you guys because you guys have built an amazing program and it’s quite impressive. I was covering 70% of their portfolio or something by the time I left. I think that’s something that people don’t understand that much when they try to compare an online course to an in-person course is that community, it just drives you to achieve much more and if you can figure it out, it’s worth it to move to San Francisco or New York City or one of these big cities that does have these top schools, I would recommend it because it just pushes you to achieve a lot more and that just ripples through the rest of your life. All the resources are here. Imagine if you were someone who moved to a new city and you try to break into startups but let’s assume that you’re trying to become an engineer and you only have $100, what would you do to educate yourself and break in and get that first job? FAQ: Free Plan. I attended App Academy. Timur: So today, we have on our podcast Kush Patel. It’s the person who has a lot of potential and that can look like different things. And then from App Academy, just me. You might have heard about him as the Founder of App Academy. It was really hard because you don’t know what you should be learning. Can you tell us a little bit more about how the program is structured on a day to day and what people have to expect, the number of hours, the number of days per week, and you have some assessments that people have to do every week and people even get kicked out. Sorry. Flatiron School Acceptance Rate vs App Academy Acceptance Rate. So that’s for the average bootcamp grad. So we lose a ton of money if you don’t find a job. But still, as an analyst, you just focus on the numbers. The promise of a job in San Francisco after only 12 weeks of instruction seemed too good to be true. So it’s kind of this conversation that you get to jump into. And you’re not going to be that person coming out of a bootcamp. Maybe there’s an off the shelf solution but who knows. The acceptance rate in the App Academy is roughly 25% from the students who take the Bootcamp Prep class. That will start you in your journey. Fortunately also, the price was 6,000 so it was much lower than programs these days. Since its inception in 2012... Coming to the states with two suitcases and a pocketful of dreams, Chock Ooi is currently the CEO of Kenzie Academy. App Academy is proud to be ranked #1 in the United States out of more than 90 schools. What were you interested in high school and maybe a little bit about your family and what your passions were? At some point, something’s got to give. Hacker News was great for that and it’s like an endless supply of not only articles, but then the more interesting, the comments on those articles by people who are often experts in that topic and maybe be even more experts than the article itself. At least you know if such a shift happens and maybe salaries go down or something, you’ll have to pay less because the tuition automatically adjusts what the salary is. I wanted to go in and I wanted to get a classics major so I applied and gone to University of Chicago which is really kind of known for its strong core and it was a great school for somebody who wants to be a lawyer. Like others have mentioned, 5% of applicants get in if they just apply. The people that have taken this class were just very scrappy. So maybe software is the right thing to use as a solution for that by maybe it’s not, maybe you should use something else. It was kind of a big jump but it was 2009 and I think it was a good time to take that risk where people are kind of battening down that hatches. Artur: As a follow up question. But getting back to the point about what does that day-to-day look like, we do lecture in the morning . That happened with Dropbox. It’s not how intelligent you are. Hiring managers are perhaps your best source since they’re not only impartial, but also, they have the ability to compare different bootcamps. App Academy accelerated what I was trying to learn on my own, and is largely responsible for launching my career in software development. But those folks will always have jobs. There’s also some information on the website, what does  a career path look like, etc. Christian his Co-Founder was the first instructor at Dev Bootcamp. Kush: The deposit varies, depends on how much you can put down. And a lot of that was height up in the tuition model where we don’t charge tuition upfront. It was a good time to jump in. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A few VBA books I think there’s standard ones in the industry that people used. 5. So the space is open 24/7 so students can come in at any time. program going into App Academy or these other top schools. Now, Bootcamp Prep, we designed as a way to help people meet their goals and maybe get into another top bootcamp even if App Academy is not the right fit for various reasons, there are other good bootcamps out there and we want to help students reach their goals. And speaking of refunds, how much is the cost? But if you have a good friend in the city that let you crash on their floor or whatever, that happens all the time. It sounds like you guys had your own mafia that started out from that first pilot at Dev Bootcamp, which is quite impressive. So three years ago, my twin brother and I decided to quit our jobs and become software engineers. I learned more in 12 weeks than my Stanford Degree taught me. App... See more. And we’ll include all of the link the application page and to your Twitter in our show notes and we just wanted to say thank you again. The power that you get from doing that was awesome. Hack Reactor trains people in JavaScript. This is again something that makes it pretty different from other coding schools is that the goal of this program is to get you into all of the top bootcamps. You don’t know what book you should read. Timur, please tell us who we’re doing today. Big hike. It’s all motivation. Kush focused on the numbers making sure that the numbers worked out but he later realized that when you run the company, you need to pay as much, if not more, attention to the culture, the values, the mission, etc. You want to learn it, yeah.”. And also why I think it’s important when you’re considering a bootcamp to try as hard as you can to get into one of the top ones. And for all of our listeners who are listening right now, what is the best way for them to apply to App Academy and the prep program and also, if they wanted to reach out to you or some of the graduates, how do they get in touch? And a huge gap between the quantity of software engineers at Silicon Valley and the U.S. needed and what was being produced by CS schools. I think that’s how I think about the issue. If students defer payment until after they get a job that pays over $50k, they owe $28k. And that was a task that would have taken an hour or two out my day as an intern and now it was done automatically. They’re dealing with all the customers, they’re dealing with all this stuff. You just have to put in the time. I have employees. And you’re not going to be that person coming out of a bootcamp. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Blog & News. I think in terms of, when I was a hedge fund investor, one thing I understood very little about was how important some of these softer elements are to a company. And all you need to succeed on that, it’s all in that code, in that prep work that we hand out. We want to make sure that this is not us diluting our brand or bringing the bar down. How many people have you graduated and then what’s the financial model that you guys follow in order for the graduates to pay you back after they put the deposit down? ©2021 Breaking Into Startups. We just had a very different philosophy from the founder of Dev Bootcamp. Learn more about alumni, the industry, and more . Over the first year, they’ll pay 18% of the gross salary over the first 6 months. We’re talking somewhere like 20% or 30% for these acceptance rate into these top schools. And from that side, I’m not worried. or maybe just try sitting on the other side of the table and try to start something of my own. Just random stuff on the internet., mishmash, just random stuff. Mastery of concept and passion – these are the two cornerstones of a successful application to App Academy, or any top bootcamp for that matter. It was like a crucible: I learned how hard I could work, how much I could learn, and how well I could operate under pressure. App Academy in San Francisco (and now New York) offers a 9-week, 90-hours-a-week boot camp to turn programming novices into code jockeys. You realized that you knew that to get east coast to at least be able to build an MVP and so instead of looking to find a job, you did what? Part of me wanted to… because of that, I left the hedge fund and left Bombay also. Jake Schwartz is the co-founder and chief executive officer of General Assembly, a global company advancing the future of work. There’s also lectures going on of people that are alumni that are giving advice on how to break into tech. And when it comes to picking a bootcamp like. And I loved that. What should they be looking for? You want to learn it, yeah.”. 2. The monthly payments correlate with the first year salary i think so it isnt going to make things impossible. I think HackBright is focused on Python. What does it mean to be an App Academy student? What does that day-to-day look like? First year of gross over the first 6 months. And it’s worked really well so far. Kush, before we start talking about bootcamps, can you just tell us a little bit about yourself. Artur: It sounds like you guys had your own mafia that started out from that first pilot at Dev Bootcamp, which is quite impressive. So I had to give my dad, both my parents a lot of props for just saying, “Yeah, sure. So I think a lot our listeners are going to find this super interesting. And that what gives is salaries and jobs. A few VBA books I think there’s standard ones in the industry that people used. And that’s not just because we believe it’s the right thing to do. But I’m not as excited as I was 2 years ago or 3 years ago because there are 25,000 bootcamp grads a year and that number is growing very quickly. Unless they’re looking for somebody highly specialized with ten years of experience in this specific technology, they won’t care. App Academy targets the shortcomings of a CS degree by teaching people HOW to code. We’re even more proud that over 800 of our graduates have rated us 4.7/5. Yeah, for sure, this is the question that takes you back to the basics. Kush: Good question. I liked the percentage model. 85% Upvoted. So sometimes we’re going to have a small impact and sometimes we’re going to have a large one but we can just think of that, some product, and think, okay that’s how we’re doing and we want continue to push that forward and hopefully, at a pretty ambitious growth rate. Unless they ’ app academy cost reddit trying to break into software engineering experience about Dev ’. 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