I'm a former Google engineer who wants to help other people learn to code. I'd like to start a coding bootcamp where you get once a week 1:1 personalized coaching instead of 6 day a week classroom instruction.
I think I can get people from 0 to career in 3 months - but I need to prove it.
My plan is to charge normal bootcamp tuition (~18k) and offer:
- Paying a 3k deposit upfront, 6k before the first lesson, and the last 9k after the 6th lesson.
- Continuing to coach people for up to a year or until they get a job offer, whichever comes first.
I'm essentially trying to sell the easiest path to a high paying, high quality of life career, for the same price as the other guys.
But I don't have testimonials and I'm concerned the price will scare people off.
Any suggestions for how I can get my first students?
Any thoughts on the pricing or the offer?
I mentor people like this for free and personal fulfillment.
The fastest I have been able to get someone to go from 0 to career (e.g. no engineering ability to career) is 9 months, not 3 months.
And then they took another 3 months to convince themselves that they were ready to apply for jobs.
And we're talking about the kind of person who is supremely motivated. Most people are just looking for a panacea.
I do think there's probably room for another (unscalable) business model that focuses on 1:1 mentorship over churning out students for $18k-$60k (or a portion of their salary as Lambda school does).
But the cap on that is probably a decent personal salary for yourself, not a multi-million dollar business.
As a Google engineer, I'd expect more from you than what will basically amount to a time consuming side hustle.
IMO, think bigger and focus on software. Then mentor some people for free for personal fulfillment, if you want.
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