DevMounta.in
We teach humans to code in 12 weeks.
Tiafau Purcell
Full Sail University
$14,400.00 for a degree
"too slow," "too expensive"
not a single line of code (yet)
Halfway through DevMounta.in
- Lost his job
- 3 kids
- No real world experience
- Considered dropping out
Tia Now
- $55k year entry level developer/designer job
- Fills a valuable role in a local startup
- Best decision he's made in his career
Part time ("after hours")
Who has:
- $8,000-$14,000 of disposable income
- 60 hours a week to attend coding school full-time
- Ability to relocate, increase living expenses for 2-3 mo.
Few.
- Less than 1/2 the price of most bootcamps
- 12 week course, 12-15 hours per week (in class)
- Accepting 20-25 students per cohort
- Each student is assigned two mentors (personal trainers)
- Focus on full stack
- HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, Angular, Node.js, Express, SQL, MongoDB
- Students present work at a Demo Night
- local companies, recruiters mingle and network
Young'ins
Entrepreneurs
Career folk
Interest
1st Cohort (Fall 2013)
60 Applicants
95% of graduates employed
2nd Cohort (Winter 2014)
80 Applicants
DevMountain:
- Local experts mentor and instruct
- Local companies pitch and present
- Networking, networking, networking
The Future
Locations
Online
Key advantages:
- Low costs (no full-time instructors, space)
- High demand (more accessible, larger market)
- Marketable curriculum
DevMounta.in
DevMountain
By Cahlan Sharp
