1/ Skills eat degrees for lunch.
Tech is moving faster than ever - degrees are loosing meaning - work is now measurable & remote!
A thread on “Why we need to reinvent tech education?”
Tech is moving faster than ever - degrees are loosing meaning - work is now measurable & remote!
A thread on “Why we need to reinvent tech education?”
2/ Cost of education & College tuition has increased in US at a high pace in last few decades.
I’ve been living with my friends in the bay area & I realize they start their careers on the backfoot - $300k in education debt!
They’re on defence on day 1 instead of taking risks!
I’ve been living with my friends in the bay area & I realize they start their careers on the backfoot - $300k in education debt!
They’re on defence on day 1 instead of taking risks!
3/ As we enter the next decade, access to education is not a problem - thanks to the internet.
Then why is education expensive? In the tech world - degrees are expensive, not education. With skills becoming more measurable, degree has lost meaning.
Then why is education expensive? In the tech world - degrees are expensive, not education. With skills becoming more measurable, degree has lost meaning.
4/ The traditional education model was never designed for tech, we adopted it as tech came in. So what’s the traditional model?
The idea of a university: go to a building to study for 4 years to accumulate knowledge that will help you make money throughout your life.
The idea of a university: go to a building to study for 4 years to accumulate knowledge that will help you make money throughout your life.
5/ This model doesn’t work for 1 simple reason for tech education: tech moves too fast. The knowledge you accumulated won’t be as relevant for long because tech moves, things change, fast.
For context: Harvard is 384 years old & Oxford much older.
For context: Harvard is 384 years old & Oxford much older.
6/ We need a way to make tech education more efficient. We need to reinvent tech education.
In last few years - we’ve some great signals of what it should look like. Let’s look at these trends.
In last few years - we’ve some great signals of what it should look like. Let’s look at these trends.
7/ We’ve so many great people in tech who’re now self taught. EVERYTHING you need to succeed in tech is available online - for free!
In fact, there’s too much information available & curation is the key in today’s world.
In fact, there’s too much information available & curation is the key in today’s world.
8/ For developers, working on open source projects is a great indicator of being good. This means you’ll be learning from people from the community & later give back.
This helps decrease the gap between companies & colleges - also helps students get closer to the real world.
This helps decrease the gap between companies & colleges - also helps students get closer to the real world.
9/ Companies often sponsor early stages of these projects. They’ve vested interest in helping you learn the technology because they need more people in the community to help it grow further.
It’s a win-win.
It’s a win-win.
10/ So we’ve access to content, a community designed to help you learn the technology & a way for you to get involved in building it.
It’s a continuous cycle - you junk the old to make space for new - more efficient ways of doing things.
It’s a continuous cycle - you junk the old to make space for new - more efficient ways of doing things.
11/ Learning constantly keeps you in the game. Curating the right resources helps you learn fast & finding a community of people at similar stage keeps you accountable.
So what if we had a subscription based education model. One which is free & linked to your career growth?
So what if we had a subscription based education model. One which is free & linked to your career growth?
12/ A place where you only pay when the community makes a substantial impact on your career growth?
There’s nothing that you can’t do without this community but this way, you’ll just learn faster. What if someone else takes responsibility of curation & keeps you accountable?
There’s nothing that you can’t do without this community but this way, you’ll just learn faster. What if someone else takes responsibility of curation & keeps you accountable?
13/ What if someone makes sure that you’ve access to the right opportunities?
I’m not sure the model that’ll work out long term but would you be happy subscribing to something that helps your career grow substantially?
I’m not sure the model that’ll work out long term but would you be happy subscribing to something that helps your career grow substantially?
14/ Why can’t education institutions function like investment banks? Why can’t they take accountability?
We don’t know the right answer but @PestoTech we’re definitely moving in a direction where our goal is to truly democratize access to higher education & take accountability.
We don’t know the right answer but @PestoTech we’re definitely moving in a direction where our goal is to truly democratize access to higher education & take accountability.
15/ We’re quite small but we’ve seen some great impact in the lives of developers who’ve gone through our program.
We’re far from perfect but we want to take our shot at making things right unlocking seamless access. A quick graph that reflects the same.
We’re far from perfect but we want to take our shot at making things right unlocking seamless access. A quick graph that reflects the same.
16/ If this is a vision you resonate with, I would love to hear from you! This work is exciting, satisfying but it’s also necessary.
You can apply at the link below, will look forward to hear :)
jobs.lever.co/PestoTech
You can apply at the link below, will look forward to hear :)
jobs.lever.co/PestoTech
17/ Also, in case you’re a developer passionate about teaching other developers - we just opened applications for new mentors as well. You can sign up here :)
pesto.tech/become-a-mentor
pesto.tech/become-a-mentor
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