Twelve developers working !!!
I am thrilled to announce, we have 12 developers working.
I still can't quite comprehend it, seeing our students who just a couple of years back couldn’t speak a word of English nor use a computer, now working as professional software developers in European tech teams. Watching them dial into meetings and discuss projects on an equal footing with their colleagues in the UK, the US, the Netherlands, Singapore and a host of other nations makes me think just how impossibly far they have come.
They are working for a wide range of companies: many in technology startups and web development agencies, but also a data science school, and a climate-change charity. And they are performing! Their managers are impressed and are coming to us as soon as they need more developers which I see as a very good sign.
Cashflow positive
Last month we covered our costs. This is a huge achievement, only made possible by our committed, focused, serious and very diligent team - our teachers, our operations team, our developers, our students who have all worked so hard for the three to four years. Congratulations you've achieved something truly remarkable.
This is also timely since our funding has just about dried up now. Anything you contribute now we'll use to fund our expansion and help us reach the dream of training thousands of students each year.
I am thrilled to announce, we have 12 developers working.
I still can't quite comprehend it, seeing our students who just a couple of years back couldn’t speak a word of English nor use a computer, now working as professional software developers in European tech teams. Watching them dial into meetings and discuss projects on an equal footing with their colleagues in the UK, the US, the Netherlands, Singapore and a host of other nations makes me think just how impossibly far they have come.
They are working for a wide range of companies: many in technology startups and web development agencies, but also a data science school, and a climate-change charity. And they are performing! Their managers are impressed and are coming to us as soon as they need more developers which I see as a very good sign.
Cashflow positive
Last month we covered our costs. This is a huge achievement, only made possible by our committed, focused, serious and very diligent team - our teachers, our operations team, our developers, our students who have all worked so hard for the three to four years. Congratulations you've achieved something truly remarkable.
This is also timely since our funding has just about dried up now. Anything you contribute now we'll use to fund our expansion and help us reach the dream of training thousands of students each year.
Thank you
So I wish to thank you, our Rotarian supporters, many who have contributed their skills to help us reach this day.
In particular I would like to thank Simon Jones who led the project within Rotary alongside Gary Key, Kevin Kevany who formed the project committee. Thank you also to Peter Buchanan, Ainie Kwok, Hugh Scott-Russell and the Rotary Club of St Johns for their tremendous support.
The future looks bright. Our next steps will be to get all of our developers placed in high-growth positions while planning Onja's future growth. We're aiming to take 90 new students each year, starting in 2023. From there, the sky will be the limit!
