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Lessons Learned Starting and Selling my First Business

In the Spring 2011, I found myself at a crossroads. I had recently closed the doors on a 4 month part-time mobile app project; our team decided to go our separate ways. I had caught the entrepreneurial bug, but had no clear path to take next.

I was determined to start my own company and I set the following criteria:

  • I would continue working with early-stage technology companies
  • rely on my existing skills
  • Be the sole owner

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How Codecademy Will Make Money

Codecademy is a service that lets people take free online coding classes, and has received $12.5M in institutional capital. It’s an awesome idea, but how will it make money if it’s billed as free (emphasis added)?

Learn to code interactively, for free.
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I became fascinated with code later in life than your typical self-taught developer. Part of my journey included using CodeYear and Codecademy to kick off my programming.
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