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Ryan Hoover

Woz U - Steve Wozniak's new tech education platform

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Woz U is specialized in technology and career-based programs designed to get people into the workforce quickly and affordably. Inspired by the co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak.

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Ryan Hoover
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Woz U's focus is on making tech education affordable. From @stevewoz: "Our goal is to educate and train people in employable digital skills without putting them into years of debt" I'm curious how this is different from Codecademy, Udemy, Skillshare, Treehouse, and many other incumbents.
Charlie Benkendorf
@stevewoz @rrhoover IMHO, it's the packaging. You could find all the components on all the sites you named, but Woz puts it into a package like a bootcamp. https://avant.looker.com/looks/2... There's a certain level of trust built up when you can see how all the components tie together to achieve a result (ah yes, I see how all these skills add up to be a strong foundation to be a programmer. It's not just learning Ruby or X software). I think Treehouse is the closest thing from the incumbent list you named. But even then, the objectives are "build a website", or "learn Ruby", vs "get a career as a software developer" in Woz's site. Also Woz's site includes curriculum to become a computer support specialist, which is something I haven't seen too much of. Most online education has been focused on programming, design, or data science. Curiously the Woz site doesn't talk about how long it takes for students to get thru program, or even estimates. That worries me a bit. At least Treehouse mentions it's 6-12 months for students putting in several hours per day. Also no pricing also worries me a bit.
Vytas Butkevicius
@stevewoz @rrhoover very interesting indeed. My guess would be that their courses are more similar to traditional CS degree. I've done Codecademy courses myself and they only give you the basic understanding.
Vytas Butkevicius
@stevewoz @rrhoover @cbenkendorf it says the whole course takes 33 weeks (their about page).
Hayden Evans
@rrhoover I think the “assessment” piece kinda differentiates this a little. None of the other platforms assess where you are currently at before suggesting courses to take next right when you sign up. That and Woz is involved!
Muhammad Meigooni
@stevewoz @rrhoover @cbenkendorf You're right, it's packaging, or more accurately a repackaging of SCI's online program: http://www.scitexas.edu/programs... https://woz-u.com/curriculum-sof...
Erik Florida

This program is not a new product developed by Woz and team. It appears to be a licensing gimmick with http://www.scitexas.edu/ which, no one here would be up-voting and signing up for a software dev course from that website.

Do your research before you give your phone number to scam artists.

Pros:

None, nothing new/unique

Cons:

Does not appear to actual involve Woz in any way, just his name.

Woz U
Hi Erik, Thank you for posting a review and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not of the quality you expected. We are indeed affiliated with Steve Wozniak and work with him to provide affordable and innovative tech education. This includes our efforts in K-12 schools http://www.wozueducation.com as well as our boot camp style platforms. You can find more information about us and Steve Wozniak here https://woz-u.com/
John Blakley
The form to enroll on mobile doesn’t work on iPhone 6
Riel Roussopoulos
@inventanew or on desktop {"status": "success", "attempt": "59e0fcac-71ca-447a-a150-f3c04bec6e90", "id": "250259c3-ee56-4224-93d2-b28a394bd0ac", "request_id": "59e0fcac-71ca-447a-a150-f3c04bec6e90"} doesn't inspire confidence that's for sure :)
Jon Moore
@inventanew @djriel You can bet @SteveWoz isn't the one answering tickets :)
Riel Roussopoulos
@inventanew @stevewoz @shoshinzen lol ... I'm guessing not :) Probably not doing the zapier hookup they screwed up either :)
Riel Roussopoulos
@inventanew @stevewoz @shoshinzen I feel bad for him, classic launch glitches I guess it happens to the best of them :)
Michael Ohana
it says "part of SCI" on the footer, which links to http://www.scitexas.edu/ suddenly this looks really cheap licensing of Woz picture on the front to sell traditional online courses...
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Nicole Nelson
@michaelohana @productpearson Hi Mike, I see the confusion with thinking Woz U is a part of SCI! I work for Woz U and would like to help clear this up :) SCI, along with many other schools such as Bethel Tech and NJIT, partner with us to gain access to our curriculum. Although SCI is our partner through our Education as a Service model (EaaS), we are our own entity and not owned by any other school.
Yadi Younse

Looks scammy

Pros:

None

Cons:

Sounds like just using the Woz name. What will this cost people?

Sasha Mur
They said it is over $14k.
Woz U
Hi Yadi, We are indeed affiliated with Steve Wozniak and work with him to provide affordable and innovative tech education. This includes our efforts in K-12 schools http://www.wozueducation.com as well as our boot camp style platforms. You can find more information about us and Steve Wozniak here https://woz-u.com/
Guus Hoeve
Here's the thing and most of you should ask this question; say Wozniak wasn't the face of this platform, would you take the course? What's left or different then other courses out there?... To me this sounds like well branded course that is jumping on the bandwagon of online education for thos aspiring a tech carreer. So they pulled Steve in to persuade the flock that wants to jump on the bandwagon for people unhappy with their current jobs.
Christopher Leach

I was interested in signing up with these guys and went through the application process. It was a pretty relaxed application process and I got accepted within the first phone call. I was a bit sketched out about how fast they wanted me to sign up and pay. They kepy saying the class started Oct 30 when that was two weeks away and I should pay soon etc. I eventually just stopped accepting calls because they would call me at work (I work nights and specifically said don't call that time.) Did further research and found out they where cold calling veterans trying to get them to sign up. Thanks but after all that I'm ok.

Pros:

Didn't really have any

Cons:

Uses Woz's name thats it, cold calls you twice a day pressuring for decision

Woz U
Hi Christopher, Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. I’m very sorry we failed to meet your expectations. We will use the feedback to make us better and to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Again, we apologize that our service did not satisfy your expectations.
Sven van der Zee
When is the android version coming ;)
Sooraj Chandran
I'm curious how is it different from all the programming tutorials out there 🤔
Alain Ekambi
@iamsooraj It has Steve Wozniak on it
Sooraj Chandran
@ekambos Haha! Being a Wozniak fan I would sign up for it. But I'm looking forward to seeing how good the content is compared to other platforms.
Blair Rorani
@ekambos @iamsooraj Pretend it was actually made by Woz (which seems unlikely from previous comments) - what would you expect him to teach that no one else could - how to start your own 'Apple' or how to revolutionise personal computing or how to start a company from an actual garage? If that was the actual curriculum, then Woz would need to adapt his 'lessons learned' from the 1970s and early 80s to today's tech, trends, and business environment. I have no doubt Woz knows a lot, but he'd still need to go beyond, 'back in the 70s, here's what we did to solve that problem' and prove it was likely to work in 2017.
Richard Secor

Looked through uninformative Website.

I was extremely surprised Wozniak put his name on something so anti-tech.

Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

Missing PHP. Missing Perl. Missing *NIX

Woz U
Hi Richard, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We’re sorry you had a bad experience on our website, since then we have made big updates! Check us out at https://woz-u.com/
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