Founder/Hacker

In just 14 days, I made months of progress, and met amazing people. Camp was a memorable experience and went way past my expectations, I highly recommend it! A few weeks after camp, I managed to ship a YouTube comment sentiment analysis app in just a few hours, and I'm on my way to building a few more ambitious SaaS! Read less

Camp was everything I hoped for and more. After telling myself for years that I’m not cut out to be a developer, I can’t believe I shipped my own app in just two weeks. The environment, hands on help, and support of other campers was incredible. Best investment I’ve ever made. Read less

Ryan and Seyoung are incredibly hospitable hosts, not to mention incredible people. The lead-up to Camp was completing a Fundamentals course for Ruby, which was very clear and concise. Once onsite, having a structured schedule in the form of predefined activities like outings and twice daily prepared meals, along with a communal environment, allow for maximum focus and learning.

Ryan is an excellent teacher with a lot of empathy for beginner students. He is extremely patient and completely dedicated to students getting the most out of the bootcamp, going above and beyond in his explanations and making sure you are not just fixing a single bug in isolation, but really deeply understanding the mechanics of Rails apps. I was particularly impressed by how much of the "early" coding issues he remembers and even pre-empts with astounding pattern recognition, which saves students a lot of time in the long run.

Going through one or both courses equips students with just enough Rails to start building their own projects, and Ryan's live support and demos showcasing particular libraries or Rails functionalities contribute to a complete immersion, at the end of which MVPs are presented in demo days and everyone can share their learnings.

Beyond simply shipping apps, I've learned a lot from my interactions at the ranch. Talking openly about a variety of topics with people who share a common learning goal and yet come from such different backgrounds was really eye-opening. In particular, Ryan was so generous with his knowledge on marketing, his own experiences building businesses, and the gamut of philosophical and personal development topics he's spent time pondering.

I cannot overstate how seeing Ryan in action working on his own projects, when not actively helping students, inspired me to grow and become a better, more focused and ambitious version of myself. I initially went in knowing there were certain things I wanted to change about myself, and by the end of it, I truly felt like any previous touchiness, fear of failure, or doubt had been dropped from having experienced low-ego deep work and pure focus vicariously.

I hope to keep cultivating the simplicity and flow state I saw in Ryan within myself in all my future projects and course-correct as needed throughout my learning and building journey. This kind of motivation and surge of energy is not a one-off! It is truly life-changing and inspirational and it comes through completely in Ryan's goodwill for everyone with whom he comes into contact. I left Camp feeling that I had just been indelibly imprinted with so much more capability and potential for excellence, and my level of focus and coding habit continue well after it ended.

Thank you so much for having us, and I hope we get to "re-take" Camp now that we are hopefully a little more seasoned as app builders and as we improve further between now and then, and/or work on your co-working space and still get to bounce ideas with you, if you are open to it! Read less

This is probably the best way to go from beginner to intermediate level quickly in ones coding journey. 

I wish I did this when I started coding about a year ago. 
I did it the hard way and spent several months learning the fundamentals.

But it was time for me to pick up a new paradigm and a new programming language. So I decide to go to Ryan's camp. 

What a great decision it was. 
I went from having no knowledge to building a fully functional app in just 2 weeks of the camp. 

After about a week after coming back, I deployed the app to production and made my first $1k from a working app!

Ryan is extremely knowledgeable in a wide range of topics. He was able to guide me in any roadblock I encountered. 

We started each day with about 30mins of workout followed by breakfast and 3ish hours of coding. 
We had delicious meals waiting for us during lunch time. After lunch it's time to code more with Ryan being continuously available to answer questions. 
We would take more time during dinners for much needed rest, relaxation and socializing after a full day of coding. 
But after dinner, it's coding time again. We would code at least till midnight on most days and well past it on some. 

Finally, the place and the surroundings are very inspiring as well. It's a ranch with a small pond and trees in the back. 
I took several long walk in the property after being stuck solving coding challenges. The house itself has character to it which makes it feel grandiose. 
Something about the house and the surroundings makes it very suitable for coding. 

Overall a great experience. I would highly recommend it for anyone struggling to get out of the beginner phase of their coding journey. 

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I experienced a Life Changing 2-Weeks-long on-site Camp with course instructor Ryan Kulp (founder/hacker). 

From Dusk Till Dawn (~12 hours) a day a group of 6 pushed through the fundamentals of Ruby and Rails programming. You could either bring your project, or brainstormed one with Ryan to finish an MVP for the Demo Day. Ryan was always in the classroom to unblock blockers. From the second week on, we had daily stand-ups, which helped everyone to focus even more on finishing milestones. 

Ryan also gave each day (from week 2) 1-3 hours long live-coding session, to teach advanced Ruby or a hack-along from a wishlist we could vote from our 1:1 sessions, like "build your own scraper". 

These two weeks were really intense and are definitely not for the weak ones – those who push through are on the right track to become unstoppable!

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10 great tech people. In a remote ranch. By the lake. It was great to see how to make a software products from scratch. Ryan was always ready to help. The food was simply top-notch. A big shoutout to Seyoung. Working out in the garage every day was great. It was a unique and beneficial experience. 11/10 Read less

Excellent option for self-starters with a lot energy.

There's nothing like staying in a beautiful, fresh, secluded ranch outside of Atlanta. You will spend most of your time grinding towards your goals, learning from 8am to midnight. Three healthy meals a day and a garage gym keep you fit during your time here. Seeing your other cohort members out-grind you will keep you accountable and focused.

Extremely gratifying experience that increases your chances of learning software development significantly. Highly recommend. Read less

It's been more than epic. This is the only founder oriented bootcamp I have seen anywhere, run by an experienced serial founder in a language that's catering towards shipping and iterating product fast. The video courses for self study are top notch and having constant personal 1on1s with the creator is unheard of. Making huge progress on coding is not the only skill to take away here - it's also about being immersed in the results from following this approach with other growth oriented minds. No excuses, eliminate time sinks, focus on what matters, and get to work. Read less

I highly recommend camp to anyone who wants a distraction-free place to code and work on projects. Before camp, I only built apps by following tutorials. Camp was the first time I built something from an idea I had without step-by-step instructions to follow. Ryan answers all your coding questions when building your MVP, which is invaluable if you're new to coding. Plus, being surrounded by others doing the same pushes you out of your comfort zone.
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