"The course is co-taught by Anjney Midha, a former Andreessen Horowitz general partner, and Michael Abbott, Apple's former VP of engineering. The list of guest lecturers reads like a Signal group chat many VCs would pay to join."
"Once registration went live this year, the class's 500 seats quickly filled up, with dozens of students on the waitlist and thousands more watching the lectures posted on YouTube."
"After a screenshot of CS 153's guest lecture lineup went viral on social media this year, some critics argued that students should be spending their time in 'real' classes, not attending a live podcast recording."
Stanford's CS 153 course, co-taught by Anjney Midha and Michael Abbott, features a lineup of influential tech CEOs as guest lecturers. The course quickly filled its 500 seats, with many students on a waitlist. Notable speakers include Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Satya Nadella. Critics argue that the course resembles a live podcast rather than traditional education, raising questions about the value of such celebrity-driven learning experiences in academia.
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