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Learn.co: A New Type of Online Learning Platform
A note from Flatiron School Co-Founders Adam Enbar and Avi Flombaum, originally posted on October 8, 2015 on the day Learn.co launched. The content has been updated to reflect our learning after nearly a year of growth and iteration on our Online Campus, which is already enabling many alums to change careers and find meaningful […]
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Learning from Europe on Flatiron School’s Online Campus
While lifelong musician Brett Heenan debated his next move in the music scene during a trip to Europe, he discovered a new interest in programming. After meeting Avi Flombaum and falling in love with Flatiron School’s learning platform, Brett decided to attend Flatiron School’s Online Web Developer Course from Berlin via our online campus. We […]
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What Makes Pokemon GO… Go? Learn In Our New Tutorial
The mobile game Pokemon GO has exploded in popularity—even surpassing Twitter in terms of users and adding 12 billion dollars to Nintendo’s market value. In fact, it’s not unlikely that you have the app downloaded on your phone and the mere mention of it is making you want to get back to “catching them all.” […]
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Eight Tips for Going Freelance for the First Time
_The following post was written by guest author John Arthur from AND CO, a company that uses tech to help freelancers automate their businesses. _Starting a successful freelance career whether you are a web developer, designer, filmmaker, or in any other field, requires a lot of dedication. It may seem like the ideal lifestyle—you can make your own […]
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5 Highlights from Adam Enbar’s Quora Session
Flatiron School’s co-founder and CEO Adam Enbar recently participated in a Quora Session, answering questions from the curious Quora community on entrepreneurship, innovations in higher education, and all things Flatiron School. Adam shared his candid thoughts on the future of the coding bootcamp industry as well as advice he’s picked up over a career that […]
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Five Tips for Getting into Y Combinator from Flatiron Grads Who Have Done It
Getting into Y Combinator isn’t easy. Each year, more than 1,000 young companies apply to participate in the well-known tech incubator—and it’s estimated that 95% of applicants are rejected. That’s why it’s such a point of pride for us at Flatiron School that seven Flatiron School alumni have gone on to participate in Y Combinator […]
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Instructor Spotlight: Joe Burgess, VP of Education
Below are highlights from Course Report's recent interview with Flatiron School's VP of Education, Joe Burgess. For the full post, head to Course Report. Joe Burgess has a passion for teaching and education and has been part of the Flatiron School academic team for three years. After working at IBM, he joined Flatiron School to write and teach […]