NYCEDC and Fordham University announced its latest class of NYC Venture Fellows. The year-long program helps entrepreneurs grow and expand their businesses through mentoring and networking opportunities. The three-year-old program has 30 participants with a diverse range of backgrounds including [Full Story…]
Codecademy: The #GatewayDrug to Coding
November 25, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Zach Sims says reading, writing and algorithms are the new literacy basics. The 22-year-old co-founder of Codecademy told GigaOm that programmers aren’t just another class of skilled workers; they drive the economy. But with more than 400,000 users and $12.5 million VC funding, the company has yet [Full Story…]
NY Education Firms Offer Intro Programming Courses
August 23, 2012 at 9:34 am
With a shortage of computer programmers in NY, private education firms such as General Assembly, Codecademy and the Hatchery are offering intro programming courses for novices. Though long-term efforts are underway, they are not providing enough talent or at a fast enough pace to keep up with the [Full Story…]
Codecademy Teaches People How to be Programmers…for Free
December 3, 2011 at 3:06 pm
With demand in the web programming field on the rise, Codecademy claims it can turn anyone into a computer programmer. The company, created by Zach Sims and Ryan Bubinski, aims to make learning how to code easy and fun. Sims, a 21 year old former Columbia student, and Bubinsky, a 22 year old [Full Story…]
Codecademy Lands $2.5 Million in Funding, Plans NY Office
October 28, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Codecademy, a website that provides free crash courses in computer science, announced that is has received $2.5 million in venture financing. According to Bits, the Series A round of cash came from notable venture capital firms, including Union Square Ventures, O’Reilly Ventures, SV Angel and [Full Story…]
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