Jake Schwartz

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Jake Schwartz

CEO, Cofounder, General Assembly

Jake Schwartz is the cofounder and CEO of General Assembly, a technology and design training center for post-grads looking to attain more practical skills. He also founded Office Space Guys, an office-space real estate company.

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“Become An iOS Developer In 8 Weeks”: The Truth About Hack Schools

As coding courses and bootcamps flourish, some students get left behind–and that promise of a six-figure salary pops like a bubble.

“Become An iOS Developer In 8 Weeks”: The Truth About Hack Schools

Impact

Don’t believe the Business Roundtable has changed until its CEOs’ actions match their words

New York City’s school buses will now be automatically routed and tracked using Via’s algorithm

These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothing

Creativity

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Co.Design

Ikea is quietly changing its brand again—for a very good reason

Inside Microsoft’s plan to fix America’s broken voting system

Two MIT Media Lab scholars quit as Jeffrey Epstein connections emerge

Work Life

This is how internships are shaping the future of work right now

This ‘unproductive’ activity can actually help you get more done

500 interns later, here’s what I learned about transitioning them to employees