Quincy Larson

Everybody had an option that was completely free where they could go and they could learn the skills that they needed to go out and get jobs and provide for themselves, provide for their families and have an interesting actualized career as opposed to working at Taco Bell, which I did when I was a teenager. And I just remember how... Bad. It was to work at Taco Bell. It wasn't a great job.

Everybody had an option that was completely free where they could go and they could learn the skills that they needed to go out and get jobs and provide for themselves, provide for their families and have an interesting actualized career as opposed to working at Taco Bell, which I did when I was a teenager. And I just remember how... Bad. It was to work at Taco Bell. It wasn't a great job.

It barely paid anything.

It barely paid anything.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's a, it's a starter job, but a lot of people find themselves after college in quote unquote starter jobs, working at Starbucks and places like that. Right. And so we wanted to make sure that like, regardless of what, where people were,

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's a, it's a starter job, but a lot of people find themselves after college in quote unquote starter jobs, working at Starbucks and places like that. Right. And so we wanted to make sure that like, regardless of what, where people were,

In life, in terms of age, where people were socioeconomically, in terms of their ability to have time where they can put the kids to sleep and actually study and stuff. We wanted to make sure that busy adults had a learning resource that would get them from wherever they were to wherever they needed to be to be able to work as devs. So that was the vision.

In life, in terms of age, where people were socioeconomically, in terms of their ability to have time where they can put the kids to sleep and actually study and stuff. We wanted to make sure that busy adults had a learning resource that would get them from wherever they were to wherever they needed to be to be able to work as devs. So that was the vision.

so vision realized right i mean you could say yes uh so here's how here's how i get here's how i view it okay so there are certain people who are so motivated and so just galvanized to make their dreams a reality that they will just do whatever right like you can drop them parachute them into the jungle with nothing but a machete and they'll figure out how to way to like

so vision realized right i mean you could say yes uh so here's how here's how i get here's how i view it okay so there are certain people who are so motivated and so just galvanized to make their dreams a reality that they will just do whatever right like you can drop them parachute them into the jungle with nothing but a machete and they'll figure out how to way to like

invent nuclear fusion or fission maybe and stuff like that right like right like the the the gilligan's owl the professor right like you have those people that are incredibly resourceful and incredibly driven and it's almost kind of like a spectrum right and then like a little ways over there's probably like the three of us and then a little bit further over would be like you know

invent nuclear fusion or fission maybe and stuff like that right like right like the the the gilligan's owl the professor right like you have those people that are incredibly resourceful and incredibly driven and it's almost kind of like a spectrum right and then like a little ways over there's probably like the three of us and then a little bit further over would be like you know

18 19 year old me working at taco bell not really sure what to do with life and uh not even sure if college was worth it and all those things right and then um you know perhaps even further along you would have the person who's completely encumbered uh with you know maybe uh aging adult parents and they've got this day job and they have no energy and they're stressed all the time maybe they have more than one job and maybe they have disabilities they have like all these additional things

18 19 year old me working at taco bell not really sure what to do with life and uh not even sure if college was worth it and all those things right and then um you know perhaps even further along you would have the person who's completely encumbered uh with you know maybe uh aging adult parents and they've got this day job and they have no energy and they're stressed all the time maybe they have more than one job and maybe they have disabilities they have like all these additional things

That, you know, keep them from achieving. And so it's not just motivational. It's also like circumstantial. But essentially, from the beginning of time, there have been like the goodwill huntings that can just go to the library and like get a college education for the price of like $3 in late fees or whatever. And that's great. Like Freeco Camp has been a great resource to those people early on.

That, you know, keep them from achieving. And so it's not just motivational. It's also like circumstantial. But essentially, from the beginning of time, there have been like the goodwill huntings that can just go to the library and like get a college education for the price of like $3 in late fees or whatever. And that's great. Like Freeco Camp has been a great resource to those people early on.

I think even from the early days, we were a great resource for those people. What we're trying to do is gradually allow more and more people to get involved and to chart a course for their learning. And so that is one of the big things we've been doing. And a big part of that is just offering like an inclusive, welcoming community that will help you when you need help.

I think even from the early days, we were a great resource for those people. What we're trying to do is gradually allow more and more people to get involved and to chart a course for their learning. And so that is one of the big things we've been doing. And a big part of that is just offering like an inclusive, welcoming community that will help you when you need help.

And that will give you feedback on your code that you submit, help you get unstuck when you can't figure out like some, you know, environment thing.

And that will give you feedback on your code that you submit, help you get unstuck when you can't figure out like some, you know, environment thing.