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Miami-based Ironhack raises $20 million for its coding bootcamps as demand for coders continues Ironhack, a company offering programming bootcamps across Europe and North and South America, has raised $20 million in its latest round of funding. The Miami-based company (with locations in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Paris and São Paulo) said it will use the money to build out more virtual offerings to complement the company’s campuses. Over the next five years, 13 million jobs will be added to the tech industry in the U.S., according to Ironhack co-found...

Luis Alvarez/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. If you're looking to work in tech but can't afford the upfront costs to earn a degree, you might want to consider income share agreement (ISA) bootcamps. These programs can help you earn the experience you need in less than a year without having to pay tuition until you land a new job with a minimum annual income.  Many graduates have gone on to land lucrative positions at Google, IBM, Microsoft, and A...

Social Capital: The Ultimate Gift To America  Featuring the IBT Social Capital CEO 2020 Holiday Wrap Up What we could learn from these practicing Social Capital CEOs would be powerful. Photo: Orbon Alija / iStock There is no better time to share what we have learned through Social Capital than the holidays. Some of the most amazing, sincere and caring CEOs in America have contributed their awesome insights and unique thoughts in our new Social Capital section, and the experience was so invigorating and eye-opening for us that we decided to share some of our fondest and most moving high...

Austen Allred Broke Down The Biggest Barrier To Higher Education 12/17/20 AT 12:52 PM In this eye-opening exclusive Social Capital Q and A with Lambda School’s visionary CEO Austen Allred, he reveals how the market taught him what students really needed – and how to deliver it in an economically feasible way. In November we honored Austen Allred as one of our for building a brand new school from scratch that is compelling, practical and affordable – actually it’s essentially free. His coding trade school features a top-notch education with no upfront fees then makes sure its graduat...

Austen Allred is the co-founder and CEO of Lambda School. A native of Springville, Utah, Austen’s start-up journey began in 2017 with him living in his two-door Civic while participating in Y Combinator, a San Francisco-based seed accelerator. This experience became the foundation of Lambda School’s rapid growth.  Before founding Lambda School, Austen was the co-founder of media platform GrassWire. He co-authored the growth hacking textbook  Secret Sauce, which became a best-seller and provided him the personal seed money to build Lambda. Austen’s disruptive ideas on the future of ed...