NuCamp has never been known for being the best quality, it's affordable and their pitch is like do the same materials that you do for $20K for 1/10th the cost.
But because of the relatively lower price point, their community isn't as strong and committed.
I talked to a Codesmith grad this week that theorized that because it costs so much, people want to stick it through and lie on their resumes to get something out of it instead of complaining about it and admitting they wasted $22,500.
Whereas as $2000, NuCamp has way more people testing the waters.
Anyways, the premise of these Vibe Coding course is ridiculous.
Like if you are curious about vibe coding and don't expect anything out of it... nothing wrong with it.
But bootcamps need to stop making people feel like they will be successful over night.
Running a tech company is brutal and only naive and crazy people should do it. Trying to lure people in with this idea that they can make a $1M company by vibe coding is ridiculous and idiotic.
But again, if you just want to learn Vibe Coding for $300 or something, and then go back to your old job, I have no problem with that.
u/fake-bird-123 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
That would be the funniest thing ever. It would be an excellent scam. The client base is incredibly stupid and they'd be happy to give you a few grand. It honestly just sounds like what the republican party has done for the last half century, so its a tried and true approach.
u/michaelnovatireplied·DELETED · archived copy
oh wow it's $3000 not $300. My gosh...
u/ludofourrage wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Hey, appreciate the skepticism - honestly, it’s healthy. But since this is directly about Nucamp and I’m the founder, I wanted to chime in with a bit more context.
This new bootcamp isn’t for beginners. It’s built for developers who already know their way around a web framework
u/michaelnovatireplied·
That sounds pretty cool, thanks for sharing. As long as you don't market it as a get rich quick scheme then I'm cool :D
u/ludofourrage wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
It's supposed to be a full-time occupation, with the potential to build equity (I've read in a previous thread that you know something about that! ;) ), so the possibility of getting rich exists. It's one of the top reasons someone would choose that path, but rich could also just
u/michaelnovatireplied·
90% of tech startups fail, so I don't think marketing a founder opportunity for someone who is gambling with their future is good. If people do it casually as a forcing function to pursue some entrepreneurial dreams with a backup plan that's great.
I also think marketing to people with experience reduces some of the sketchiness, my worst nightmare is someone being like 'nurse or vibe coder' and choosing this because of the marketing and you are avoiding that.