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Allred: Lambda School will eventually operate as a talent agency

Austen Allred · A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School · Y Combinator · Apr 3, 2019 · at 11:38

Austen Allred is the cofounder and CEO of Lambda School, describing the long-term vision of the vocational training program.

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“The future we're going to look a lot like a talent agency basically for software engineers and designers and whatever else.”

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