I don't doubt Galvanize's success in producing talent above the 25th percentile. I used to work in Denver, and while there are some great folk there, there also are a lot of mediocre folk just cruising through the large corporations. 25th percentile is a low standard to beat. I also used to work for Jim Deters, who founded Galvanize. It was long, long ago, but based on that experience, I do not doubt his success at building a good organization with good results. Even when we were all young and flawed, he still had put together a pretty great team to work with.