{"id":44846,"date":"2023-02-15T12:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/?p=44846"},"modified":"2023-02-15T12:41:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:41:59","slug":"parker-interview-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/parker-interview-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Parker of Interview Cake &#8211; How legit is IC&#8217;s founder?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re curious about IC\u2019s founder, his background, and how he came to create one of the leading interview prep courses today in Interview Cake &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/interview-cake-review\/\">as I&#8217;ve established when I covered the course<\/a> in detail, you\u2019ll find out all about Parker Phinney in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Founder-Parker-Phinney.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45171\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Parker Phinney founded Interview Cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/about-interview-cake\">As he tells us about it on Interview Cake\u2019s website<\/a>, his idea to found the company came after he tutored his friend Alice in coding interview skills. After Parker taught her problem-solving frameworks, and gave her a plan of attack for mastering data structures, algorithms, and strategy for coding interviews, she managed to get really good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice then went on to win in one of her interviews at Facebook. She went from being broke and unemployed to making excellent money at one of the most prestigious Software Engineering positions out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This experience led Parker Phinney to want to create Interview Cake \u2013 as his vehicle for helping thousands more developers write a similar success story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">His background and qualifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parker Phinney is the CEO of Interview Cake, and himself a Python on Django and Angular developer. IC was founded in 2013 when Parker was just 23 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s also a music composer for movies and video games, as well as a motivational speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How he created a quality product<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His process of preparing developers for coding interviews was perfected at in-person bootcamps in the Bay Area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parker worked there as an instructor and could drill down on the best way to turn his students into masters at coding questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parker\u2019s phenomenal success with Interview Cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of today, IC boasts tens of thousands of alumni. And despite the generous refund policy, 98% of students decide to stick with the program. This is what he shared about his company\u2019s success <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=18857299\">on the YCombinator forums<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Parker-Phinney-on-YCombinator.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45169\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IC having been around 2013 and still going strong with such a low drop-off rate speaks for the course\u2019s quality. Interview Cake\u2019s alumni are <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/interview-cake-testimonials\">testifying to great results from the program<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems as if Parker\u2019s dream of helping countless developers ace their coding interview and land a high-paying job has been realized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re curious about IC\u2019s founder, his background, and how he came to create one of the leading interview prep courses today in Interview Cake &#8211; as I&#8217;ve established when I covered the course in detail, you\u2019ll find out all about Parker Phinney in this article. 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