Hey guys. Spent quite a while working on this idea. I would love some feedback about the UI and your thoughts if something like this has the potential to take off. Basically, this is inspired by an article written by a twitter engineer. http://www.restlessprogrammer.com/2013/09/hacking-coding-int... So, the basic concept is that the user would be monitored and his progress would be assessed regularly to make sure that he covers all the staple DS and Algos. for $199 in 30 days.
The basic assumption is that the user is highly motivated and committed to working for 3 hrs everyday on these problems.
0. Who are you? Why should I prep with you? How are you better at interviewing than I am? What is your success? A candidate needs to know answers to these questions. There should be your profile up there.
1. Interviewing is as much about coding skills, as it is about the grading standard of the interviewer and the company. i.e. mock interviews with a variety of people are imperative to truly get results. And mock interviews only help when they are with experienced interviewers. Experienced interviewers don't come cheap, if at all they come.
2. There are many excellent online resources for interview prep (GeeksforGeeks, InterviewCake, interviewbit, leetcode etc). Saurabhschool even has tons of free videos online. This space is rapidly getting commoditized.
3. Because of intensive people expenses, it's impossible to sustain a fulltime business at $199/person for 3 months, even if you're in India. At best, you'd make as much in salary as you'd make working anywhere else. It can work as a side business, but then it won't have your full attention. It's easy to do a job part-time, but hard to do a business part-time.
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[ 144 ms ] story [ 187 ms ] threadThe basic assumption is that the user is highly motivated and committed to working for 3 hrs everyday on these problems.
Having started a similar thing in the valley (http://InterviewKickstart.com), I can share my experience.
0. Who are you? Why should I prep with you? How are you better at interviewing than I am? What is your success? A candidate needs to know answers to these questions. There should be your profile up there.
1. Interviewing is as much about coding skills, as it is about the grading standard of the interviewer and the company. i.e. mock interviews with a variety of people are imperative to truly get results. And mock interviews only help when they are with experienced interviewers. Experienced interviewers don't come cheap, if at all they come.
2. There are many excellent online resources for interview prep (GeeksforGeeks, InterviewCake, interviewbit, leetcode etc). Saurabhschool even has tons of free videos online. This space is rapidly getting commoditized.
3. Because of intensive people expenses, it's impossible to sustain a fulltime business at $199/person for 3 months, even if you're in India. At best, you'd make as much in salary as you'd make working anywhere else. It can work as a side business, but then it won't have your full attention. It's easy to do a job part-time, but hard to do a business part-time.
HTH