S3E4: John and Adam Isom -- Skipping College, CS Degree vs Launch School, and Making Six Figures Together

August 13th, 2021 · 57 mins 43 secs

About this Episode

In this episode, siblings John and Adam Isom come chat about their journeys working together through Launch School. Adam had completed a different coding bootcamp and was in the midst of completing his CS degree when he switched to focus on Launch School. John walked away from a college scholarship to study CS to do Launch School. Why did they do that? How did it work out? Give this episode a listen to find out!

In this conversation, we chatted about:

  • Attending college vs getting a job straight out of high school
  • A CS degree vs Launch School
  • Working and studying with your brother
  • The importance of a "default environment"
  • The SPOT community at Launch School
  • The awkwardness of a six-figure job hunt straight out of high school

You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching "Launch School", or directly on this page (see audio player above).