We bought a university: how one coding school doubled down on brick and mortar

<p><a href="https://www.alura.com.br/" target="_blank">Alura</a> is a Portuguese-language edtech platform where users can learn programming, backend and mobile development, data science, design and UX, DevOps, and more.</p><p>They started small, grew into a bustling online program, <a href="https://www.bloomberglinea.com/english/brazilian-edtech-founder-realizes-dream-of-becoming-a-professor-with-uni-acquisition/" target="_blank">then purchased a majority stake </a>in <a href="https://www.fiap.com.br/" target="_blank">FIAP</a>, a private university in São Paulo, Brazil.  </p><p>Paulo and Stack Overflow Director of Engineering Roberta Arcoverde cohost a popular Portuguese-language <a href="https://www.hipsters.tech/" target="_blank">podcast</a> about programming, design, startups, and technology.</p><p>Paulo’s <a href="https://techguide.sh/" target="_blank">new open-source project</a> is full of career resources for <a href="https://infinum.com/blog/t-shaped-developers/" target="_blank">T-shaped developers</a>.</p><p>Connect with Alura CEO Paulo Silveira on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulosilveira/?originalSubdomain=br" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>Connect with Alura Chief Education Officer Guilherme Silveira on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/guilhermeazevedosilveira/?originalSubdomain=br" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>Connect with Roberta Arcoverde on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaarcoverde/?originalSubdomain=br" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</p><p>Today’s <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat" target="_blank">Lifeboat badge</a> winner is <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/251719/netblognet" target="_blank">netblognet</a> for their answer to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15617512/get-json-object-from-url" target="_blank">Get JSON object from URL</a>.</p>