u/I_am_fast_as_fudge wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
GauntletAI works, but the candidates are not real professionals. They don't even need to take an actual coding test to get into the program. It is a rip-off of the hiring companies.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Yeah I've seen some livestreams and a lot of the people seem like not even coders, just people with high IQs that pass the test.
I mean the ultimate signal is if the people do well on the job right.
I was/am still optimistic that really smart hardworking people can do well on the job and Gauntlet can help connect the dots.
If in reality there's more to success on the job than a high IQ and insane work ethic then it probably won't work out.
It sounds though like it's more of a bootcamp in disguise that takes non-programmings and makes them programmers but completely rebranded approach from Lambda School.
And since people aren't paying anything to do it, getting free housing and food, even if it's full of lies, there aren't really damages.
So it probably only has to work for a small number of people to break even.
Interesting model.