| | Michael Castro | I came to the Disruption Institute after working for some years as a Fine Dining Chef. I struggled initial to keep up with the curriculum as I was out of my old study habits and I had no prior experience in computer programming. Disruption Institute Founder, Mike Gelphman was very sympathetic with my plight and he took me aside to figure out how he could improve my experience. I would never give anyone the impression that it was easy but it does work if you are willing to strive for it. Mike created this Institute to help motivated people charge their live for the better.
Following my time at DI, Mike was contacted about work on a social media start up. Mike referred them to me and I was able to integrate some of the features I had developed for my DI final project into the application, which made me incredibly proud and gave me the confidence to approach my next employer. Again, a local startup reached out to Mike and he was able to get me the contract. That company was a great fit for me because I got to work side by side with successful entrepreneurs. My passion was reinvigorated by seeing the possibilities that exist for experienced creative people in the field of mobile development.
The Disruption Institute is not a guarantee of success. For me, it is the best opportunity in the area. I was not interested in taking on more student loans to study computer science at the local college. DI will show you what it takes to actually create a living breathing application and get it to the app store. I wanted to learn on my own and that is really what DI did for me. The Disruption Institute provides a crash course on what it takes to be a developer. The rest is up to you. |
