Career Karma Is On a Quest To Bring More Diversity To The Tech Industry - AfroTech

This article was originally published on 07/18/2019 For many people interested in entering the tech industry, learning to code can be a huge barrier. Understanding how to code is a skill and the last thing you want to do is waste money on bad teachers. Over the past few years, “coding bootcamps” have become increasingly popular, in part thanks to their flexibility. These accelerated learning programs can be done full-time, part-time, online, in-person, and are designed to help people get a job in 3-12 months. In 2018, a report from Course Report found that there were 108 in-person and online bootcamp providers in the United States and Canada. But, picking which coding bootcamp is right for you can quickly become overwhelming. Ruben Harris founded Career Karma alongside brothers Artur and Timur Meyster in 2018. The app serves as a marketplace that helps match people to job training programs called “coding bootcamps”. Harris originally met Artur and Timur in Atlanta. Eventually,...