How freeCodeCamp Is Creating Thousands Of Programmers With Only 12 Employees
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
When a founder decides to build an impact driven organization, at some point they have to make an important decision on whether to structure it as a for profit entity or a non-profit. While a for-profit can maximize financial upside to the founding team and shareholders, a non-profit by definition can focus more of its effort on the impact it wants to have in the world.  In this week's episode bring back Darrell Silver, the founder and former CEO of Thinkful, a for-profit education venture, to talk about why the model of the non-profit freeCodeCamp is so innovative in its funding and imp ..read more
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How An Engineer Turned Himself Into A Master Marketer And Successful Entrepreneur
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
Kevin Urrutia decided to teach himself to code while in college so that he could turn all the different business ideas he had into reality. Little did he know that after years of building apps and websites and trying idea after idea, he would need to completely change his mindset about how to get ideas off the ground to have his first entrepreneurial success. Kevin left his home in New York to go to Silicon Valley and work as a software engineer for Mint.com and later a little known startup called Zaarly where he would learn the power of SEO and marketing.  After reading every marketing ..read more
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What’s Next For The Mentors
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
In today's episode we're sharing an update on what's been happening with our own entrepreneurial venture, School16, and how our publishing schedule for The Mentors will change going forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more
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How a SpaceX Engineer Launched a Rapidly Growing Consumer Health Startup
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
This week we got the chance to interview a former SpaceX Engineer and founder of biohacking startup Levels as part of a special podcast recording hosted by School16 in front of a live audience. In this episode, Josh Clemente told us about how he pushed his way into getting an opportunity to work at Tesla and then SpaceX, where he ended up leading the Life Support Systems team. He credits his time at SpaceX for teaching him how to think big and go after nearly impossible goals, and his time running his own general contracting business in college for giving him the confidence to start building ..read more
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What You Should Learn Before Starting A Company
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
This is one of the most common questions we get from aspiring entrepreneurs. The answer, however, is less about what you should learn and more about how you should do it.  Entrepreneurs come from almost every background imaginable, but one of the biggest contributors to founder success is previous experience with working on highly talented teams.  Let's take the most famous example - the "PayPal Mafia." Companies like SpaceX, Yelp, Yammer, LinkedIn, and Square all came from individuals that were employees at PayPal. Some of them came from engineering, while others lead operati ..read more
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The Power of Small Actions and an update to The Story of A Homeless Neuroscientist
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
This is a follow up to our recent episode titled The Story of A Homeless Neuroscientist and how one small act eventually resulted in a job offer. We often come up with reasons not to do something or to delay acting on an idea because of fear of failure or simply because we feel like we have other more important things to do.  Entrepreneur Naval Ravikant once wisely said "inspiration is perishable - act on it immediately." Famous motivational speaker Tony Robbins uses the same technique to stay on top of the various business interests that he has. Whenever he's in a meeting he makes sure ..read more
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How To Impress Important People (Rebroadcast)
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
This rebroadcast episode was inspired by the growing opportunity to connect with sought after individuals that are more accessible than ever before as more people are working remotely in 2020. Finding a good mentor is hard but the real work is in keeping them. In today’s episode we talk about how you can impress important people in your life, be they a mentor, advisor, investor, or simply someone that’s further along than you. We give two specific examples of how our mentees have accomplished this by following up, following through, being solution oriented, and finding opportunities to add v ..read more
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How To Have A Strong Sense Of Self Worth
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
Our sense of self worth is constantly in flux, but it's important to learn how to control it to stay productive. This is in part because failure is a big part of the process and if you tie your worth to success or failure it's bound to become debilitating. Instead of worrying about outcomes that are outside of our control we should focus on actions that we can control.  In this episode we discuss the following four techniques, tying each of them to a personal story: 1) Getting outside encouragement 2) Setting achievable goals 3) Shifting your focus 4) Finding ways to be h ..read more
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The Story Of A Homeless Neuroscientist
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
3y ago
When faced with a challenge remember that you don't have to endure it alone. In this week's 5 Minute Pick Me Up we wanted to share a story of Brianna Austin, a homeless neuroscientist that we learned about on LinkedIn and why we were compelled to reach out to our network in an effort to help.  In this episode you will learn:  Why sometimes it's valuable to trust your instincts and do the opposite of what conventional wisdom tells you to do How to ask for help while showing credibility Why it's critical to invest in building and developing relationships especially in challenging tim ..read more
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How To Keep Pushing Even If You're Uncomfortable (Rebroadcast)
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by Sergei & Vadim Revzin
4y ago
This is a rebroadcast episode that was inspired by a recent class in our Sales Module at School16. We decided to give you an inside look into a recent phone call we recorded where we ask a high school principal for a speaking budget.  For many people, asking someone what they might be willing to pay is the most uncomfortable part of any sales or business development conversation - aka, going for the close. But with practice, you can learn how to do this quickly and effectively, creating new opportunities that may have been left on the table before.  You'll hear how to use active l ..read more
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