Launch Academy w/ Dan Pickett

Dan Pickett comes on to discuss how he went from running a software consultancy to founding a code school that emulates the real-world environment.

Topics Discussed:

• Dan Intro
• Launch Academy founding
• Flaws in the traditional education model
• “Practice like you play”
• The cost of hiring junior engineers
• Measuring student success
• Systems for progress tracking
• Student Intervention

Relevant links:

• https://twitter.com/dpickett/photo
• Reshaping Education Podcast

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