Austen Allred

Austen Allred is primarily known for being the founder and CEO of Lambda School, a computer science education school that is designed to be free until the student gets a job. Austen was born in Springville, Utah, United States. Austen Allred decided to start the Lambda School in San Francisco, California, United States.

Austen Allred is primarily known for being the founder and CEO of Lambda School, a computer science education school that is designed to be free until the student gets a job. Austen was born in Springville, Utah, United States. Austen Allred decided to start the Lambda School in San Francisco, California, United States.

Allred launched his startup while living in his car in San Francisco, and participating in the Y Combinator. Prior to the launch he was a co-founder of Grasswire, and the author of a best-selling book, Secret Sauce. He also worked as a senior manager at LendUp, a social team lead at Stryde, and was part of the founding team at Stubtopia.

Austen Allred is professionally fluent in Russian, and is a father of two. His first child was born before he launched the Lambda School, which he credits as being a primary influence in his career. He claims that both of his roles as a father and as a founder have shaped each respective role. Allred moved back to his home town in Utah prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and began remote work.