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Outco, a paid SWE interview prep bootcamp, took down all of their former students' testimonials from their website.

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u/metalreflectslime wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Outco, a paid SWE interview prep bootcamp, took down all of their former students' testimonials from their website. Here is what it says now on the Outco website: https://imgur.com/a/TDx8jOn

u/michaelnovati replied ·
The website looks really random and dead and a mess. The sitemap doesn't show updates for over a year.

u/sheerqueer wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

They weren’t taking new students back in 2022 when I graduated from my bootcamp, so I didn’t even know if they were still operating

u/michaelnovati replied ·
Jesus Fudge, this page just leaks out the student list and there seems to be a number of people joining in Sept, Oct, Nov 2025. But none in 2026.

u/nian2326076 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

That sounds sketchy! If they removed testimonials, maybe they're hiding something. If you're searching for solid interview prep alternatives, check out other resources to compare. I've heard from some people that [PracHub](https://prachub.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=andy)

u/michaelnovati replied ·
u/Dowcet, included UTM links in PracHub, affiliate link

u/metalreflectslime wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Where did you see the student list?

u/michaelnovati replied ·
I can't say because it can be considered doxxing. But it's visible for anyone to see, nothing sketchy.

u/metalreflectslime wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

UTM = ?

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
this link: [https://prachub.com/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_campaign=andy](https://prachub.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=andy) note the utm\_source = reddit and the utm\_campaign = andy. This was something that some account was doing with Codesmith, posting links all across Reddit pretending to be a "student" sharing a helpful link, and the link contained UTM params like this. I called them out and the person said they got the link from the Codesmith subreddit, so I searched the sub Reddit exhaustively and found no such link... confronted again... the person stopped posting and didn't reply. I'm royally pissed off at Lars Lofgren for spreading such bullshit about my moderation because he has no fucking idea how to moderate Reddit - or he does and just wants good guys like me gone so he can get away with his sketchy stuff himself?

u/michaelnovati wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

this link: [https://prachub.com/?utm\_source=reddit&utm\_campaign=andy](https://prachub.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=andy) note the utm\_source = reddit and the utm\_campaign = andy. This was something that some account was doing with Codesmith, posting links all across

u/michaelnovati replied ·
Seriously u/dowcet u/samerbuna can you take care of this stuff