#199 – The Future of Teaching with Darrell Silver of Thinkful and Quincy Larson of freeCodeCamp

#199 – The Future of Teaching with Darrell Silver of Thinkful and Quincy Larson of freeCodeCamp

Author: Courtland Allen and Channing Allen April 7, 2021 Duration: 40:32
One of the best ways to build a successful business as an indie hacker is to teach people a valuable skill. So in this episode, I sat down to talk to you two of the best educators that I know. Darrell Silver (@darrellsilver) is the founder of Thinkful (an online learning service that's helped thousands of students get high paying jobs in tech) and Quincy Larson (@ossia), the founder of freeCodeCamp. We’ll get into some of the best ways for indie hackers to get started as educators and the economics behind an education business.

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