Prah Veluvolu's guest appearances

Prah Veluvolu

Unvalley

Business and Philosophy

Software Daily

Ruben Harris

Ashley Colpaart

Erik Torenberg

Seth Godin

Ben Horowitz

Bob Hoffman

Gerard Adams

Jake Dunlap

Vivek Saraswat

Chris Lucas

Ilya Sukhar

Leo Polovets

Geoff Ralston

Elad Gil

George Anders

OwlTail

With the year coming to a close and the holiday season in full swing, we at Powderkeg wanted to give you something special in this episode of the Igniting Startups podcast. For any listeners who’ve never had the pleasure of attending one of our pitch nights, we thought it would be fun to give you a sense of what it’s like to be there in person. And we picked a very timely pitch to share: how disrupting computer science education can help fill the tech talent shortage, especially the demand for software engineers.You’re probably familiar with the massive tech talent shortage that’s currently making it tough for companies to hire and retain skilled tech workers. Our recent EdTech + Talent Pitch Night touched on this issue, featuring one founder whose company helps universities scale their computer science education. Or put more bluntly, he helps schools graduate more software engineers in less time—all while improving their grades. That founder is Prahasith Veluvolu (“Prah” to his friends), CEO of Mimir. His edtech startup doesn’t stop at helping colleges such as UCLA and Michigan State improve their computer science education programs, either. It also connects their graduates with high-growth companies looking for software engineers and developers.In addition to Prah’s pitch, you’ll hear insightful questions and feedback from four tech professionals who served as our panel of advisors. Not only will you get to experience the energy and excitement that characterizes every Powderkeg Pitch Night, but you’ll also come away with a better understanding of how startups like Mimir can help you hire your own skilled tech talent.In this episode with Prahasith Veluvolu of Mimir, you’ll learn: --- What Mimir is doing to facilitate better tech education.--- How Mimir helps companies find the skilled tech talent they need.--- Insights from our panel of experienced tech professionals.If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. You can also follow us on Soundcloud or Stitcher. We have an incredible lineup of interviews we’ll be releasing every Tuesday here on the Powderkeg Podcast. Check it out at powderkeg.com/itunes.

With the year coming to a close and the holiday season in full swing, we at Powderkeg wanted to give you something special in this episode of the Igniting Startups podcast. For any listeners who’ve never had the pleasure of attending one of our pitch nights, we thought it would be fun to give you a sense of what it’s like to be there in person. And we picked a very timely pitch to share: how disrupting computer science education can help fill the tech talent shortage, especially the demand for software engineers.<br><br>You’re probably familiar with the massive tech talent shortage that’s currently making it tough for companies to hire and retain skilled tech workers. Our recent EdTech + Talent Pitch Night touched on this issue, featuring one founder whose company helps universities scale their computer science education. Or put more bluntly, he helps schools graduate more software engineers in less time—all while improving their grades. <br><br>That founder is Prahasith Veluvolu (“Prah” to his friends), CEO of Mimir. His edtech startup doesn’t stop at helping colleges such as UCLA and Michigan State improve their computer science education programs, either. It also connects their graduates with high-growth companies looking for software engineers and developers.<br><br>In addition to Prah’s pitch, you’ll hear insightful questions and feedback from four tech professionals who served as our panel of advisors. Not only will you get to experience the energy and excitement that characterizes every Powderkeg Pitch Night, but you’ll also come away with a better understanding of how startups like Mimir can help you hire your own skilled tech talent.<br><br>In this episode with Prahasith Veluvolu of Mimir, you’ll learn: <br><br>--- What Mimir is doing to facilitate better tech education.<br>--- How Mimir helps companies find the skilled tech talent they need.<br>--- Insights from our panel of experienced tech professionals.<br><br>If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes. You can also follow us on Soundcloud or Stitcher. We have an incredible lineup of interviews we’ll be releasing every Tuesday here on the Powderkeg Podcast. Check it out at <a href="http://powderkeg.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">powderkeg.com/itunes</a>.

#68:How Disrupting Computer Science Education Makes Better Software Engineers: Prah Veluvolu & Mimir

Mimir is a platform that helps schools scale up their computer science program. It provides automated code grading, plagiarism checking, code quality analysis and additional course management tools. Prah Veluvolu is the CEO and Co-founder of Mimir. He studied at Purdue University and participated in the Boiler Startup Accelerator before graduating from the Y Combinator Summer 2015 class. Questions  Why did you start Mimir? What are the pain points when using PHP and the LAMP stack? Can you describe the process of migrating from PHP to Rails? How are computer science teachers responding to this product? How valuable has the Y Combinator network been? What is an engineering challenge you’re working on right now?  Links  Mimir Moss Plagiarism Checker Amazon Machine Learning Piazza Q&amp;A Platform  The post Automating the CS Classroom with Prah Veluvolu appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

<h3>Mimir is a platform that helps schools scale up their computer science program.</h3> <p>It provides automated code grading, plagiarism checking, code quality analysis and additional course management tools.</p> <p>Prah Veluvolu is the CEO and Co-founder of Mimir. He studied at Purdue University and participated in the Boiler Startup Accelerator before graduating from the Y Combinator Summer 2015 class.</p> <h3>Questions</h3> <ul> <li>Why did you start Mimir?</li> <li>What are the pain points when using PHP and the LAMP stack?</li> <li>Can you describe the process of migrating from PHP to Rails?</li> <li>How are computer science teachers responding to this product?</li> <li>How valuable has the Y Combinator network been?</li> <li>What is an engineering challenge you’re working on right now?</li> </ul> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.mimirhq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mimir</a></li> <li><a href="https://theory.stanford.edu/~aiken/moss/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moss Plagiarism Checker</a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Machine Learning</a></li> <li><a href="https://piazza.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Piazza Q&amp;A Platform</a></li> </ul> <p>The post <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2015/10/07/automating-the-cs-classroom-with-prah-veluvolu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Automating the CS Classroom with Prah Veluvolu</a> appeared first on <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Software Engineering Daily</a>.</p>

Automating the CS Classroom with Prah Veluvolu