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Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
michaelnovati · 5 months ago
I comment a lot about them and I have gotten annoyed every now and then when my tone was not professional, but most of critical comments about Codesmith center on The fact that their website has a giant banner saying from zero to mid-level engineer and I think that that's misleading and setting people up for failure in the software industry regardless of their outcomes or their talent. I'm open to hearing all sides of this, but it's a very reasonable opinion to have and state.

https://www.codesmith.io/is-codesmith-worth-it

Montymio · 5 months ago
haven’t they literally launched thousands of graduates into mid level roles? Codesmith’s data backs it up, and i think that just pisses off Novati
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
michaelnovati · 5 months ago
Yeah by Eric Kirsten via Email
Montymio · 5 months ago
show it
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
kandel · 5 months ago
Who are you? Your account is 13 hours old. Do you work with one of aggravated parties or are you a concerned bystander?
Montymio · 5 months ago
you sound just like michael.
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
podobo · 5 months ago
Yeah Codesmith is trash and I am seriously wondering if this thread itself is being swarmed by their PR people.
Montymio · 5 months ago
or maybe you’re part of formation’s PR. The article lays out the reality.
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
oeirugjoiwejo · 5 months ago
Do you deny that you work for the competitor? If you don't deny that, then it IS your industry.
Montymio · 5 months ago
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
rainytruck · 5 months ago
Codesmith and other affected should probably sue Michael for defamation, harassment and other charges, and try to get like $500 million in reparations.
Montymio · 5 months ago
and btw - for all of Michael’s attempts to say “we’re not competitors!”, i think its pretty damn clear they are.

Absolutely a competitor:

https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/08/software-engineer-training...

Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
est · 5 months ago
A similar story happens to Chinese company, Xiaomi vs Huawei

Turns out you only need dozens of Internet accounts to smear a Fortune 500 company.

Montymio · 5 months ago
did they sue?
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
michaelnovati · 5 months ago
That's not correct. Their closest competitor entirely shut down for example, and the industry is the main factor responsible for their decline.

They laid off their Future Code (a completely funded program by the city of NY) overnight with no warning - some of the most dedicated staff.

Montymio · 5 months ago
the fact that you’re so entitled as to describe and assess their staff like you’re an insider who actually works there. That’s crazy. and creepy AF
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
simianwords · 5 months ago
I would really like to hear both sides to the story. But from the data it seems like you have been obsessively commenting on the subreddit about codesmith for more than a full year. And almost 80% have been negative. This looks unhinged because you are a moderator of the subreddit. What's the other side to this?
Montymio · 5 months ago
i heard this has actually been going on for 3 years
Montymio commented on A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator   larslofgren.com/codesmith... · Posted by u/SilverElfin
michaelnovati · 5 months ago
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Montymio · 5 months ago
just gonna guess here. Were you “invited” because you had signed up with Codesmith under an alias and then received a standard event invite? because it doesn’t sound like anyone at Codesmith would be personally inviting you.

u/Montymio

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