Raising venture capital allows us to grow Lambda School significantly larger and more impactful than if we were to bootstrap it alone.

We built Lambda School around the idea that students should be able to start working on real projects from day one, rather than waiting to learn fundamentals first.

The educational experience at Lambda School will probably always be online, even if students meet in person occasionally. I never wanted to stop working on Lambda School, even if it meant doing it for minimum wage forever.

Lambda School's educational experience is among the best in the world, which is essential for making a free upfront online education work.

Everything we do is about empowering others to make the world better.

Lambda School's instructional design is built from first principles, focusing on ensuring all students are engaged and learning effectively.

Finding unusual leverage is key for a startup; we aimed to have all universities using our technology to gain credibility.

My goal is to inspire you to believe that you can achieve greatness, just as I did, by sharing my experiences and showing that if I can do it, so can you.

The best thing I learned from Paul Graham is how to start a startup, which I now see as a superpower in today's world. Before meeting him, I thought it was impossible, but now I believe it's hard yet achievable, and I hope to teach others how to do it.