Cohort 14 — Starts March 10, 2025

Go from zero to
hired in 12 weeks

The full-stack accelerator that's placed 2,400+ graduates at companies like Google, Stripe, and Shopify. Build real products. Learn from industry veterans. Get hired.

94%

Job placement rate

$87k

Avg. starting salary

4.9/5

Student rating

2,400+

Graduates

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The Problem

Most courses teach syntax.
We teach you to ship.

Watching tutorials doesn't make you a developer. Building real products with expert feedback does. That's why 92% of self-taught developers never land a job — and 94% of our graduates do.

Tutorial Hell

Endless video watching with no real output. You can follow along, but you can't build from scratch.

No Feedback Loop

Stuck on a bug for 3 days? Without expert code review, bad habits calcify into permanent problems.

No Job Pipeline

A portfolio of todo apps doesn't impress hiring managers. You need production-grade projects and interview prep.

Curriculum

12 weeks. 6 modules.
Zero filler.

Every lesson maps to a real-world skill. Every project goes in your portfolio. Here's the exact roadmap.

HTML/CSS mastery: semantic markup & responsive layouts
JavaScript fundamentals: closures, async, the event loop
Git & GitHub workflows for collaboration
Project: Personal portfolio website deployed to Vercel
Project: Interactive landing page with animations

Component thinking: props, state, composition patterns
Hooks deep dive: useEffect, useContext, custom hooks
State management: Zustand, server state with TanStack Query
Project: E-commerce product page with cart & filters
Project: Real-time dashboard with live data

Node.js runtime & Express API design
Database modeling with PostgreSQL & Prisma ORM
Authentication: JWT, OAuth, session management
Project: REST API for a SaaS billing system
Project: GraphQL API with subscriptions

Next.js App Router: SSR, SSG, and server actions
Full-stack authentication with NextAuth.js
Deployment pipelines: CI/CD, Vercel, Docker
Capstone: Full-stack SaaS app (team of 3)

Testing: unit (Vitest), integration, and E2E (Playwright)
Error monitoring with Sentry, logging, performance
Stripe integration: subscriptions, webhooks, billing
Project: Add payments & monitoring to your capstone

Resume & LinkedIn optimization for developer roles
Technical interview practice: data structures, system design
Behavioral interview frameworks (STAR method)
Portfolio presentation & demo day with hiring partners

Lessons

Projects

120+

Hours of content

∞

Lifetime access

Your Instructor

Learn from someone who's
been in the room

Lead Instructor

Alex Rivera

Senior Staff Engineer, formerly Stripe & Google

Alex has spent 12 years building production systems at scale. At Stripe, he led the Payments Infrastructure team serving millions of businesses. At Google, he built internal tools used by 50,000+ engineers. He's hired hundreds of developers and knows exactly what separates candidates who get offers from those who don't.

12+

Years experience

200+

Engineers hired

Cohorts taught

Student Outcomes

The numbers don't lie

Verified outcomes from 2,400+ graduates across 13 cohorts. Independently audited by a third party.

94%

Employed within 6 months

$87k

Median starting salary

$24k

Average salary increase

4.9

Course rating (out of 5)

"I went from delivery driver to junior developer at Shopify in 4 months. The capstone project was literally what they asked about in my interview."

Jamal Peters

Frontend Developer, Shopify

"I had a CS degree but couldn't land a job. Catalyst taught me what university didn't — how to actually build and ship software. Got my offer at Stripe 3 weeks after graduating."

Mei-Lin Chen

Software Engineer, Stripe

"The career module alone was worth the tuition. Alex's interview prep framework helped me negotiate $15k above the initial offer. Best ROI I've ever spent."

David Oh

Full-Stack Developer, Vercel

What You Get

Everything to launch your career

120+ Hours of HD Video

Bite-sized lessons (5–15 min) you can pause, rewind, and revisit forever. Lifetime access included.

9 Portfolio Projects

Production-grade apps with real users, not todo lists. Deploy to a live URL you can share with recruiters.

1:1 Code Review

Every project gets detailed written feedback from a senior engineer. No automated feedback — real humans.

Private Community

Slack with 2,400+ members. Study groups, pair programming, job referrals, and accountability partners.

Career Coaching

Resume review, LinkedIn optimization, mock interviews, and direct introductions to hiring partners.

Lifetime Access

Enrol once, learn forever. All future curriculum updates, new modules, and resources are yours at no extra cost.

Pricing

Invest in your future

Choose the plan that fits your timeline. Both include lifetime access and the full curriculum.

Self-Paced

Learn on your own schedule

$999 one-time

All 52 lessons + 9 projects
Lifetime access & updates
Private community access
Written code review (3 projects)
Live sessions with instructor
1:1 career coaching

Recommended

Cohort

12-week guided experience

$1,499 one-time

Everything in Self-Paced
2x weekly live sessions with Alex
Unlimited code review (all projects)
3x 1:1 career coaching sessions
Mock interviews & job referrals
Certificate of completion

14-day money-back guarantee

Split into 4 payments available

23 seats remaining for Cohort 14

88% enrolled

FAQ

Common questions

Yes — Module 1 starts from absolute zero. We've had graduates who'd never written a line of code go on to land junior roles. The only prerequisite is comfort using a computer and a willingness to put in 15–20 hours per week.

You have lifetime access to all materials. Many students take 14–16 weeks instead of 12. The community and live session recordings are always available. We also offer a free retake — if you need to repeat the cohort, you can join the next one at no cost.

If you enrol and decide within the first 14 days that the course isn't right for you, email us and we'll refund 100% of your payment — no questions asked. We've had a less than 3% refund rate because the program genuinely works.

Yes! Both plans offer a 4-month installment option at 0% interest. Self-Paced is 4×$267.50 and Cohort is 4×$392.50. You'll see the installment option at checkout. Full access is granted from day one regardless of payment plan.

Cohort students receive a verified certificate of completion. More importantly, your 9 deployed projects serve as a far more powerful credential than any certificate — and hiring managers consistently tell us they'd rather see a great portfolio.

Plan for 15–20 hours per week for the Cohort plan. This includes watching lessons, building projects, attending live sessions, and participating in the community. Self-Paced students typically complete the course in 16–24 weeks at 10–15 hours per week.

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