148 - Austen Allred
Austen Allred is the co-founder and CEO of BloomTech (Bloom Institute of Technology), formerly known as Lambda School. BloomTech is an online coding school where you train remotely to become a software engineer or data scientist. What sets BloomTech apart from other coding schools is that you don’t pay until you land a job paying you at least $50,000.
📢 Austen’s ask: He is on the lookout for great acoustic treatment + soundproofing advice. Let him know if you have any tips!
His workspace is ~150 sq feet, built in the back of his garage on top of rubber gym flooring.
He will soon be replacing the back wall with a glass door to liven up the view a bit.
Gym Side:
- Tonal (weight lifting)
- Peloton (biking)
- "Pelotonal" hanging organizer (for Tonal + Peloton accessories)
- Heater (this isn't normally out but I use it for the few weeks in Southern Utah when it gets cold)
Office Side:
- Desk: Uplift standing desk (given to me from someone who had an extra)
- Computer: iMac Pro
- Keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard
- Mouse: Apple Smart Trackpad
- Chair: Herman Miller Aeron (I hate it, but not enough to buy another expensive chair)
- Nest Wifi
- Camera: Opal camera (recently replaced my DSLR, which is still behind it)
- Microphone: Shure SM7B (connected to a Scarlett 2i2, which is stuck to the underside of the desk)
- Light: Keylight Air
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