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Coding Camps

THE FUTURE IS NOW

PROBLEM

Decline in sales from industrial hardware =>

Taiwan needs to shift to service oriented software industry

PROBLEM

BUT there is huge shortage of

computer scientists relative to

the demand for them from the

technology sector

GLOBAL TREND

IN TAIWAN

SOLUTION

Network of Coding Bootcamps

Teaching JavaScript - fastest growing universal programming language (hardware, mobile, web, desktop etc.)

BUSINESS MODEL

Coding Camps: 138% market growth in USA + CAN                 

• from 6,7k graduates (2014) to 16k (2015) 
• 91 full time bootcamps
• $17 million in loans or grants for students to study with nontraditional training providers, including coding bootcamps
• average tuition of $11,451 for average 12.9 weeks

UNDERLYING MAGIC

Our code bootcamps are teaching JavaScript 

• it's simple

• it's universal

• more than 360.000                                                                             modules programmers                                                               share  and combine

MARKETING AND SALES

• free workshops (in communities like Mozilla, G0v.tw)
• job hunt (we help people find jobs)
• hiring partners
• training in presentation skills in IT

COMPETITION

• time flexibility (in the evenings, next to the job)
• hands-on training

• Coding bootcamps are replacing computer science degrees

TEAM

@ninabreznik

@serapath

Alexander Praetorius

Nina Breznik

JavaScript Expert

International Outreach Expert

• startup & online marketing for 10+ years
• organizing tech events in Berlin for 3+ years
• establishing learning communities internationally
  (youth, refugees, students - Germany, Serbia, Taiwan)

• working in the industry in Germany for 10+ years
•  teaching/mentoring for 3+ years
• active contributor to open source community

TIMELINE

1. Developing curriculum in Berlin to teach refugees
2. Succesfully finished prototype of an online learning app that supports teaching in Serbia (to reduce youth unemployment) - impressive swith of careers
3. Organized free test code camp in Taipei, so many people, we needed additional locations => partering up with Mozilla, organising 4x a week

TRACTION

(Status & Timeline)