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Isn't it similar to codility.com or codeeval.com?

(full disclosure - I am one of the Springboard mentors so I may not be 100% objective)

Generally a valid comment about accelerators proliferating and being built in similar way, but: * in case of the accelerators the people running them are fare more important than LPs behind; * in this particular case Jon is one of the greatest mentors/startup supporters I met (I went through Seedcamp with on of the companies I am involved with); * Jon used to run very successful TDE (see the track record from this program); * Springboard is based in Europe (Cambridge near London, one of the few important tech clusters here), so for teams from EU applying to Springboard is easier than to Y-Combinator (e.g. just because of the US Immigration stupidity)

So summing up - I agree that it might look similar to others but in nitty gritty is not. But fair point about communicating it better on the website :)!

Cheers Chris Speaking about why Spring

That's exactly why you shouldn't employ "good enough" programmers - always try to recruit the best possible. It takes time, but tools like http://codility.com might help with the elimination of wrong candidates.

Actually it's there - if you click on "Take a free demo test" (http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/) on the Codility page there is a free test and you will be given the option to tweet your result at the end.

thx! we will look into that! Chris