[bramm]

Sadly, this is a total ripoff of Code 4 Startup: https://code4startup.com

Not just the same idea, or similar design.

Look at their projects!

It really bothers me that this is getting so much attention and that they're backed by 500 Startups, who didn't do their due diligence.

[gilliant]

This is not reflective of the truth. Having been added as a co-founder of Code4Startup for months, I incorporated the company, raised funds from 500, rebranded and redesigned the site, elicited project creators, helped turn on a subscription service for the company and the list goes on. I don't like to speak negatively about any one so I will leave it as ultimately because there was a breach of trust, the partnership ended.

I carried over only my work and what I was entitled to as a legal co-owner of the company, including my design work, only projects that Brandon (my first hire at my previous startup Rocketrip YCW14) and I worked on over to my new company that remain backed by 500 Startups because of the trust they placed in me.

Believe it or not, Brandon and I are in this for the mission to contribute to practical project-based learning for anyone to create real products and learn how to code, and from that perspective, your comments are hurtful. We hope our projects can benefit more people out there and it is our belief that more online schools that focus on creating real products like Udacity, Thinkster, Udemy, Watchandcode and so on should exist.

[bramm]

I apologize for the misunderstanding and thanks for the explanation.

But I hope you can understand how this misunderstanding would happen since it was never explained. From an outsiders perspective, I don't think the conclusion I came to was a stretch. You looked like the bad guy, and Leo looks like victim. I'm happy to be proven wrong.

Congrats on getting funding.

[gordonzhu]

Based on code4startup this is a copy. https://twitter.com/Code4Startup/status/678340473614761984

What's weird is the founder/ceo of codeupstart used to work for code4startup.

[bramm]

Yes! I've been following the Code4Startup founder, Leo, since he first launched it. It's a great boostrapped story.

I was excited for him when he announced he added someone to help, then sad for him when she wasted no time stealing it and raising funding.

Shady.

[bramm]

November 30th, she's retweeting about Code 4 Startup: https://twitter.com/JoeMinock/status/671395288830107648

December 3rd, she's tweeting about CodeUpstart joining 500 Startups: https://twitter.com/CodeUpStart/status/672509204737822720

[swcoders]

I think code4startup is also stole idea from http://www.codingfounders.com/ It does not matter in idea it is matter to execution. I hope codeupstartup will remain free so that many users and student can benefit from it.