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Re:Ask HN: Validate my idea - find a mentor to improve your ... by rsmaniak on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @08:22AM (#6320451)
I've been thinking about a service like this. I think it would be very valuable for "experienced" devs (think 1 year repeated n times) or devs with a few years out of school who want to join a startup or a big co and are rusty in algo's, startup engineering, cs concepts and coding interviews. Stage 2 could even work as a sort of mini dev bootcamp, where candidates could work on not only interview techniques but also on developing a portfolio, sample projects, etc. Candidates could pay for mentorship once they select a mentor to work with.
Re:Ask HN: Validate my idea - find a mentor to improve your ... by KiwiCoder on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @10:32AM (#6321173)
onion2k's comment hit home - the last thing I want is to prey on anyone's desperation. I'm re-thinking the funding model and the question of who pays.