| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.08.2016 | Are coding bootcamps only for the rich? | Prasid Pathak Contributor
Prasid Pathak is the head of student advising at Bloc.
Paul Fain, in Inside Higher Ed, says one of the biggest criticisms levelled against bootcamps is they “don’t attract many low-income students.” The evidence ce... |
| 20.06.2016 | UX to LX: The Rise of Learner Experience Design | The term “user experience” or “UX” wasn’t always an overused Silicon Valley buzzword. Coined in the mid ‘90s by Don Norman, while he was vice president of advanced technology at Apple, it refers to an abstract way to describe the relationsh... |
| 20.05.2016 | The Top Post-Grad Educational Opportunities To Consider | The cost of higher education is rising. Even with college grads moving into the workforce in larger numbers, a good amount is still considering furthering their education. Still, where can we go when learning is still a viable option in our... |
| 05.03.2016 | 3 signs you’ll soon be attending a coding bootcamp at your college | Drew Sing Contributor
Drew Sing is a consultant focused on the edtech space.
It all started as an alternative to the traditional college education. Now they’ve caught the eyes of deans across the country.
Coding bootcamps have been a trendi... |
| 21.01.2016 | The World Economic Forum On The Future Of Jobs | Roshan Choxi Contributor
Roshan Choxi is co-founder and CEO of Bloc.
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The World Economic Forum On The Future Of Jobs
The World Economic Forum (WEF) published an analysis today on the technological and sociologi... |
| 09.01.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 1/9/16 | Apple bought Emotient; Intel purchased Ascending Technologies; Apple acquired Emotient
RNTS Media, the parent company of mobile advertising technology platform Fyber, completed itsdeal to acquire Heyzap, a provider of mobile advertising for... |
| 09.01.2016 | How Startups Are Solving A Decades-Old Problem In Education | Roshan Choxi Contributor
Roshan Choxi is co-founder and CEO of Bloc.
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The World Economic Forum On The Future Of Jobs
In 1984, educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom published research on a new method of teachi... |
| 05.01.2016 | Bloc Acquires DevBridge to Prep Bootcamp Graduates for Coding Jobs | There’s learning how to code, and there’s learning how to get a coding job. The former is a prerequisite, but not a guarantor, of the latter.
To bridge the two services, Bloc, an online coding school, has acquired DevBridge, a stealthy care... |
| 01.01.2016 | If At First Your Acqui-Hire Sucks, Try Again | Courtland Alves Contributor
Courtland Alves is the director of student outcomes at Bloc Inc.
It took back-to-back acqui-hires for me to learn there’s a right way and a wrong way to do them.
We had made it. Despite running low on money and h... |
| 12.12.2015 | Coding Bootcamp: Reaching tech’s front line without 50-mile hikes or having to shave your head (webinar) | Want to chuck the day job and make the next billion dollar mobile app? You gots to have coding skills! We’ve got tips on how to pick the coding bootcamp that’s going to help you rise to the top of the app store. Watch for free!
If you’re lo... |
| 08.11.2015 | Coding bootcamps are replacing computer science degrees | In recent years, a growing number of coding boot camps have helped address the large gap between available software engineering positions and qualified candidates to fill them. Coding bootcamps have been so successful that observers have wo... |
| 01.11.2015 | Coding bootcamps chase accreditation by partnering with universities | The astute Paul Fain recently reported that a coding bootcamp had partnered with accredited Lynn University ($33,450 tuition) to provision a “tech skills” program for course credits. The tuition would be $14,000, with housing costing an add... |
| 12.10.2015 | Breaking into tech: How coding bootcamps lead to today’s most coveted jobs (webinar) | Join us for this live webinar on Thursday, October 15 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. Register here for free.
With consumers constantly searching to satisfy their technological hunger, the pace of the tech boom is unrelenting. So it’s n... |
| 12.08.2015 | The true cost of coding bootcamps | The coding bootcamp industry is growing rapidly. According to Course Report’s Bootcamp Study, the industry is approaching a market size of $200 million, which is 138 percent growth over the prior year.
At the same time, critics warn about s... |
| 18.02.2015 | The Top 33 Coding Bootcamps | Last night, Switchup released a list of the top coding bootcamps around the world in 2014.
The list takes into account factors like reviews on the Switchup platform, price, location, and job support. You’ll also find helpful information the... |
| 13.01.2015 | Thiel-Backed, Learn-to-Code Startup, Thinkful, Raises $4.25M Series A | Corporate jobs don’t suit everyone. Just ask Tracy Huynh, who landed such a position shortly after graduating Rice University in 2013 but soon found the bureaucratic pace of the work stifling.
So Huynh decided to try her hand at coding. She... |
| 21.11.2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 11/21/14 | Kik, Accompani, LiveAuctioneers, Veradocs, Eyeview, Marley Spoon, Bellhops, CipherCloud, Kiip, Prezi
Seed stage
Managed by Q, a smart office cleaning platform, raised $1.65 million in seed funding fromHomebrew Ventures, RRE Ventures and Sem... |
| 18.11.2014 | Bloc Raises $6M Series A funding | Bloc, a San Francisco, CA-based online bootcamp for software development and design, raised a $6m Series A funding.
The round was led by Shasta Ventures.
The company, which has raised $8.5m in total, plans to use the funds to expand its job... |
| 26.06.2014 | Hacking the hacker school: How the bootcamp is being taken to scale outside the coding world | Coding bootcamps have proven their value to the students, operators, and employers. Despite their steep cost, generally about $1,000 per week in tuition, schools can’t find enough instructors and expand quickly enough to meet demand. Those ... |
| 06.12.2013 | Bloc Raises $2M in Seed Financing | Bloc Inc., a San Francisco, CA, apprentice-based learning platform, raised $2m in seed financing.
The round was led by Harrison Metal with participation from Baseline Ventures, First Round Capital and Learn Capital.
Founded in April of 2012... |
| 06.12.2013 | Funding roundup - week ending 12/6/13 | EducationSuperHighway, Glassdoor, Sketchfab, Hoxton Ventures, DreamHost, Shareable Ink
Seed stage
MOVE Guides, which provides a software-as-a-service platform to help employees relocate, raised $1.8 million in seed funding from Notion Capit... |
| 05.12.2013 | Online Code School Bloc Raises $2 Million For Its Web Development “Apprenticeship” Program | A company focused on teaching anyone the fundamentals of web development, Bloc, has raised $2 million in seed funding in a round led by Harrison Metal, with First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, and Learn Capital also participating. What’... |
| 11.05.2012 | Why you need to work with the machine, not against it | Whether or not you were aware of it at the time, the world changed in 2011 when Ken Jennings lost to IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy. As a part humorous, part chilling conclusion to the historic show, Jennings wrote the following beneath his final... |
| 11.05.2012 | Why you need to work with the machine, not against it | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Whether or not you were aware of it at the time, the world changed in 2011 when Ken Jennings lost to IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy. As a par... |
| 10.05.2012 | Funding daily: A busy day for startup investments | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It’s been a busy day for startup funding. We’ve g... |
| 10.05.2012 | Funding daily: A busy day for startup investments | It’s been a busy day for startup funding. We’ve got a plethora of stories for you today, from mobile analytics and Google Apps security, to web programming and a website for movie fanatics. Send funding news our way to tips@venturebeat.com ... |
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