Ep 51: How to learn coding
with no background, classes or tuition. The story of Kood/Jõhvi, inside look at the life of the students and what it means to make a 180° career change
Kood/Jõhvi is a coding school in northeast Estonia which was established by several Estonian startup founders, including Martin Villig and Taavet Hinrikus. Today we are joined by it’s Co-director Karin Künnapas as well as two students - Gunta Klava and Georgi Suikanen.
In this episode we talk about the history and reasons behind the establishment of the school, the practicalities of getting admitted, student life, professional growth as well as the future of the school and its funding model. We also talk a lot about making the leap into coding at different points in our careers.
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The topics covered in this episode (with Timestamps)
🔈 [03:20] - THE ORIGINS OF KOOD/JOHVI SCHOOL
8 Estonian founders set out to solve lack of tech talent
School with no teachers and no classes
The learning methodology
Remote vs. on-site studying
Choice of school location
How the school is defined
🔈 [09:45] - STUDENTS SHARE WHY THEY DECIDED TO JOIN
Coding school vs. university for high school graduates
Jumping into coding from a different career
Combining Kood with full-time job
🔈 [15:40] - LEARNING TO CODE CAN BE A CAREER CHANGE
Various backgrounds and previous experiences
All ages welcome above 18
Multiple coding languages and platforms
Speed of studies
🔈 [19:05] - LIFE OF A STUDENT AT KOOD
Teacherless studies
Real-life like study process
Matching of flexible schedules between students
Campus atmosphere
🔈 [23:45] - HOW TO GET INTO KOOD
First step - game/test
Second step - 3 weeks selection spring
Personality fit
Demand for women and international students
🔈 [28:45] - WHY THE SCHOOL IS FREE
School is free for students
Students pay for food and accommodation
40+partners pay the school to hire students at graduation
Possible to work also not for the partners
Expected salary for graduates
🔈 [32:50] - HOW SOON CAN YOU CODE SOMETHING
Getting to practical tasks from day 1
Main mission and side quests
Encouragement for other students
Reinventing yourself during increasing length of careers
🔈 [39:00] - FUTURE OF KOOD AND ROLE OF ITS FOUNDERS
Expanding in size and geography
Continuous support for regional development
How Karin got to become Co-Head of Kood
Founder engagement - heart project
🔈 [44:15] - PRACTICAL DETAILS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO APPLY
Website: https://kood.tech
To reach out to Karin use: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunnapas/
Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/
Support for this episode comes from Venetor > https://www.venetor.co/
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