Student Spotlight: Srini Rao

Fifteen years ago I sat in a computer science class at UC-Berkeley. When I heard the word recursion my head nearly exploded. I spent hours in a computer science lab trying to make a blackjack game that I didn't give a damn about and really could do nothing practical with. Instead of failing the class, and getting a D on my already less than stellar transcript, I decided I was "not a math person" and "not a computer science person"

Then Sarah Kathleen Peck introduced me to Mattan Griffel, who I interviewed on The Unmistakable Creative Podcast, my show about creatives doing remarkable work in the world. My conversation with Mattan Griffel expanded my view of what might be possible.

Maybe I actually could learn to code and build something. Maybe I could build an app, or service. So I took the plunge and decided to enroll in One Month Rails. While One Month might be a startup that teaches you skills, I think there's something even deeper going on. It expands your view of what's possible. It shows you what you can learn, and that you can learn it quickly.