How a Developer Created & Sold a $15,000 Training Course with no Sales Pitch
Douglas Calhoun is the co-founder of Hack Reactor, a San Francisco-based startup whose vision is to create a CS degree for the 21st century. Hack Reactor runs 12-week intensive coding boot camps (which you can do in-person or online) designed to accelerate your software career. According to Hack Reactor, 99% of its graduates receive at least 1 full-time job offer within 3 months graduating and earn an average salary in the six figures.
Getting to $10K MRR
Weekly coaching, proven frameworks, and a community of early-stage founders.
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Scaling to $1M ARR
Strategic guidance, direct mentorship, and a peer group of 6-figure founders.
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Success Quote
- “You can never keep up with someone who has a natural passion with what they're doing”
Links, Resources & People Mentioned
- Hack Reactor
- Survey Monkey
- Ruby on Rails
- Anthony Phillips
- Shawn Drost
- Marcus Phillips
- www.reddit.com/r/random
Contact Information
- Douglas Calhoun – @douglascalhoun
- Omer Khan – @omerkhan
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