Journalist Vincent Woo reflects on his piece, "Lambda School's Misleading Promises" | E1039
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it in Lambda School threads as a revealing interview that lends credibility to Woo's reporting.
What it is
Journalist Vincent Woo discusses his New York Magazine piece on Lambda School's misleading promises, including its income share agreements and placement claims, in an interview on This Week in Startups. The host questions him pointedly.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2021 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec adroitboss · 2024-04 · on “CFPB Takes Action Against Coding Boot Camp BloomTech and CEO Austen Allred”
I remember seeing you debate Jason Calacanis from the all in podcast on this week in startups on this exact topic. You are probably one of the most confident, well spoken people I have ever heard on a podcast. You also don't derive your comfort from the people around you, so you didn't feel the need to laugh away awkward moments. It's a great watch. [this video]
Recommends digianarchist · 2021-10 · on “Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over the last two years”
Vincent's interview with This Week in Startups on Lambda School is also very interesting despite the weird McCarthyist line of questioning the host goes down. [this video]
Cites eachro · 2021-04 · on “Lambda School agrees to end deceptive educational financing practices”
Note that the author of this piece was the founder of Coderpad, not some industry entrenched journalist. After watching his interview with Jason Calacanis( [this video] ), where they discuss the content of his piece, I'm more inclined to believe what Woo wrote.