Dan Pickett

Episode 333: Dan Pickett on Coding Bootcamps, Training Engineers, and the Importance of Being Supportive and Practical

February 19th, 2024  |  1 hr 20 mins

careers, coaching, layoffs, leadership, product management, project management, promotion, raises, software development, tech management, technology

Rob interviewed Dan Pickett, President and Founder of Launch Academy and LaunchWare.

They talked about:

• The Launch Academy apprenticeship model and why it works
• What Dan learned about the best ways to prepare engineers for future jobs
• Why high-pressure techniques for training engineers fail
• What’s wrong with Computer Science Education
• Weaving a positive cultural fabric of trust for developers and leaders

Enjoy listening to this easy-going, friendly conversation that anyone in tech will find informative. If you’re in tech leadership, you’ll find it particularly eye-opening.