About this episode
Jeremy Rossmann is the cofounder of Make School . Make School is a college for computer science headquartered in San Francisco. Make School students don't pay until they have a job after graduation. They were part of YC’s Winter 2012 batch. You can find MakeScool on Twitter @MakeSchool . The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon . Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ *** Topics 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - What is Make School? 01:12 - How is their intensive track different than a traditional college course load? 2:22 - How are their students differentiated from students educated in a traditional CS program? 3:12 - Interacting with the parents of Make School students 8:12 - William Triska asks - What are some ways to encourage greater independence and autodidactic behavior in students pursuing technical skills and knowledge? 10:02 - The autodidact myth 15:57 - Two stakeholders making purchasing decisions: potential students and parents 20:07 - The education landscape 20 years from now 23:57 - Education stacking 25:02 - Vikram Malhotra asks - When are we going to do away with degrees? 32:42 - Evan Ward asks - Should liberal arts colleges consider adopting ISA's? 35:17 - Are there instances of predatory ISAs? 37:27 - Make School students who want to be entrepreneurs 40:27 - Advice for people in YC