Nathan Poon , PhD | CEO, Myntor
Django is a web development framework for the Python programming language. A framework is a systems architecture for developing a web app. Just as a 5-paragraph essay allows you to use English to communicate a point, Django is a framework that allows you to use Python to build a webapp. Django is used to build applications ranging from content management (eg. YouTube) to transportation (eg. Uber) to AI/machine learning (eg. NASA).
Michael Fogarasi , MBA | Co-founder & CPO, Myntor
Having a well-built portfolio can play a huge role in determining whether you’re going to land your dream job. Increasingly, companies care less about your degree and grades, and more about your core capabilities. This article is designed to help you understand how to build a compelling, high-quality portfolio that will give you a competitive advantage no matter what school you went to or what grades you had.
Nathan Poon , PhD | CEO, Myntor
As an MBA or business student, the common preconception is that you'll hire a developer to build your technology product. The problem is that this can be expensive, and often will cause time delays that prevent you from getting to market quickly. This article is written to show how to build your product without spending a lot of cash, get it to market quickly, and then iterate rapidly.
Saisha Agarwal | Myntor High School Summer Intern
Many students shy away from learning how to code because they don’t want to invest time learning something complex that they aren’t sure will be useful. However, whether you want to be a doctor, artist, lawyer, or pursue any other career, there are many essential rewards behind learning how to code. So even though I didn’t want to be a programmer, I tried coding; here’s what I learned and why its useful.
Thảo Trần | Product Manager, Myntor
As a low-income, first-generation student myself, I’m driven to support students of all upbringings. Regardless of the opportunities or resources you haven’t had access to, I advocate that all your experiences outside of the classroom (EOCs) can strengthen your application and make you stand out. The college application process can be daunting and complicated, but this article is designed to demystify the essays.
Nathan Poon , PhD | CEO, Myntor
We are alumni from the UC Berkeley startup community (UC Launch Winners 2021, Collider Cup finalist, STeP finalist, SkyDeck) and get a lot of questions from our community about how to get initial users. We got a couple 1,000 users in our first months as a startup, and this is how we did it.
Michael Fogarasi , MBA | Co-founder & CPO, Myntor
We often see a lot of people debate whether they should build their product using a website builder, a no-code builder, or a coding language like Python or JavaScript. There are pros/cons to all three, but the single most important factor is what you’re building. This article goes over the pros/cons of each method, and is designed to help you choose which will help you scale fastest.
Nathan Poon , PhD | CEO, Myntor
Your goal as an idea-stage founder should be to get V1 of your product in front of as many users as possible, and get their feedback. Doing this for a software product when you don't have a coding background is tricky. I did this, made a lot of mistakes along the way, and this article will talk about how to do it, that it is more simple than most people think, and most importantly requires a fundamental commitment.
Saisha Agarwal | Myntor High School Summer Intern
Shar is a global chess prodigy using building his chess blog on Django in the June 2022 Cohort of the Myntor Python Bootcamp. His motivation? To build a functional webapp where he can not only showcase his talent, but also share it with others so they might learn too.
Thảo Trần | Product Manager, Myntor
The post-grad stagnation (or slump) after leaving a structured learning environment is characterized by a loss of direction, boredom, or dissatisfaction. For those who graduated recently, this was—and still is—exacerbated by the pandemic. In Myntor’s Python Product bootcamp, I’m learning how to build my own web-application that explores climate change’s impacts around the world.
