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Darrell Silver

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Jul 7, 2022

I’ve started a company company!

Frustration is the better mother of invention so 18 months ago I backed Ben to start Union. Mostly it was to shut him up. Ben is Thinkful’s…

I’ve started a company company!

Darrell Silver

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Feb 2, 2021

Why I’m donating $150k to freeCodeCamp to help fund their next big curriculum

freeCodeCamp is a nonprofit unicorn: 1.3b minutes of FREE learning in 2020, 60% y/y growth since 2015, and sustainably run.

Why I’m donating $150k to freeCodeCamp to help fund their next big curriculum

Darrell Silver

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Oct 27, 2020

Departing Thinkful & A New Call to Code

Thinkful now has the best leadership, brand, team, educators, and in Chegg, steward, that it’s ever had. So, it’s time for me to move on.

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Jun 24, 2020

Why our collaboration with Southern New Hampshire University is so exciting

Starting today all Thinkful graduates will be eligible for transfer credits to Southern New Hampshire University. This reflects the track…

Why our collaboration with Southern New Hampshire University is so exciting

Darrell Silver

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Sep 4, 2019

Founding Year Eight

Today we’re founding the next era in Thinkful history: an era where our mission to build the world’s next workforce truly begins. For…

Founding Year Eight

Darrell Silver

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Apr 8, 2019

2U + Trilogy: Vote of confidence in Lifelong Learning (and other thoughts)

A few minutes ago 2U announced the acquisition of Trilogy for more than 6x their 2019 revenue – a big number. It continues the…

2U + Trilogy: Vote of confidence in Lifelong Learning (and other thoughts)

Darrell Silver

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Oct 22, 2018

Why we acquired Bloc and what happened next

Two weeks after announcing we acquired Bloc I sat down with the founder of a large competitor who asked with equal parts curiosity and…

Darrell Silver

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Apr 9, 2018

Thinkful Acquires Bloc

Since 2012 Thinkful and Bloc have been building high-growth tech careers for thousands of students. Until now we’ve been at it separately…

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Jan 9, 2018

Announcing Thinkful’s $9.6m Series A

Our mission is simple: Provide the best return on education for ambitious adults everywhere.

Announcing Thinkful’s $9.6m Series A

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Darrell Silver

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Sep 1, 2017

Transparency in outcomes: Thinkful’s 2nd CIRR report.

We’re proud to release our second Council on Integrity in Results Reporting (CIRR) Outcomes Report to cover both of our bootcamp programs.

Transparency in outcomes: Thinkful’s 2nd CIRR report.

Darrell Silver

Darrell Silver

Co-founded+CEO'd+sold Thinkful (acquired by Chegg) & Perpetually (Dell). Now researching AI, http://Unbundle.studio, board The Young Center, furniture maker.

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