Thoughts on Training

Hypothetical Labs - kevin - May 08, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my upcoming class, Hands On Erlang. Of course, any training class is a gamble and that’s even more the case given the current economic situation. However, response for the class has not been what I expected and I’m struggling to understand why.

I gave this class here in North Carolina back in February and the response was phenomenal. I got a lot of interest from across the country and had 7 people actually enroll in the class. The class could’ve been larger but many people couldn’t swing travel all the way to the East Coast.

The class was an absolute blast and I think everyone got quite a lot out of it. I know the class was partially responsible for one attendee landing a full-time Erlang job a couple of months later.

Based on the response from the first class I thought a second class in a more central location would go over just as well. I chose Chicago because it’s centrally located and easily reachable. I’ve kept the costs as low as I can — it’s been educational to see how much an event like this can cost — while still putting on a professional quality class. Lower costs has allowed me to keep the price at an affordable level, I think.

This is where I could use some help. If you’ve thought about the class but didn’t sign up I’d really like to know why. Is the cost too high? Is Chicago an undesirable location? Are there other topics you’d like to see covered in the class? Or is there something else which prevented you from signing up? If you can spare the time, please comment on this post or send me an email with your thoughts. My email address is (kevin at hypotheticalabs dot com). All private responses will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

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