Austen Allred

5 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 3, 2019 by Austen Allred · said 3 times in 2 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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Apr 3, 2019 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Allred: Lambda School graduates more than 85% of its starting students
“Now we're graduating, you know, more than 85% of students that start day one, and a lot of the dropout is because of reasons outside of our control.”
Austen Allred Apr 3, 2019 ▶ 15:22 A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School · Y Combinator
Apr 3, 2019
Assertion Contradicted
Allred: His growth hacking book Kickstarter generated $120,000 in sales
“And I emailed everybody who had subscribed to my blog and said, alright, we're launching this Kickstarter, and I'm gonna finish up this book, and the Kickstarter did something like a 120,000 dollars in sales.”
Austen Allred Apr 3, 2019 ▶ 22:03 A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School · Y Combinator
Apr 3, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Allred: Only 50% of people who bought his $100 book downloaded it
“50% of the people that bought the book ever downloaded it, even.”
Austen Allred Apr 3, 2019 ▶ 43:38 A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School · Y Combinator
Apr 3, 2019 negative
Opinion
Allred: Advising students to attend college at any cost is bad advice
“Everybody growing up just said, go to college. Doesn't matter what it costs. Just get a degree. It doesn't matter what you study and you'll be successful. And I think my generation is now realizing like that's fundamentally untrue. It isn't only not good advic…”
Austen Allred Apr 3, 2019 ▶ 6:59 A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School · Y Combinator
Apr 3, 2019 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Allred: Lambda School grads get six-figure job offers immediately upon applying
“Like the minute they start applying, they get interviews, they get hired, they get a six-figure job, and it's like, what were we waiting for, right?”
Austen Allred Apr 3, 2019 ▶ 1:23 A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School · Y Combinator
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