Fresh from a $ 600 K seed round of funding, startup launches developer education Treehouse to society this morning, using videos, quizzes and a badge to take mock anyone from n00b to 1337.
Unlike the foundations of aesthetics, introduction to programming, and others) and that's been profitable since user fees from $ 29 to $ 49 dollars a month to use its programs.
What also set Treehouse apart from others in the room is that the user wins a badge (see below) to get five consecutive questions correct on a quiz or solve challenges in the browser code, with the aim of building up their public profile at http://teamtreehouse.com/yourprofile.
Already some blue chip companies such as Estée Lauder, Disney and Virgin have signed on to use the service for employee training and beginners like LivingSocial, WordPress/Automattic and BankSimple on board for recruiting members after their exciting Treehouse quality badge required.