&quot;Heads I win, tails you lose&quot;<p>The guarantee still doesn&#x27;t prove that Udacity&#x27;s credentialing process provides any incremental value above and beyond just taking the classes. Is it the knowledge, or the credential, that got you the gig? I&#x27;d like to see some kind of analysis comparing results for people who got certified vs. people who didn&#x27;t.<p>Any hiring managers in this thread? Would you ever hire someone, say, with no degree or a BA in English Lit or something and no experience for an actual development role, if all they had was one of these nanodegrees?<p>Absolutely on the side of the &#x27;disruptors&#x27; here, and agree that our existing educational model is hopelessly fucked from a cost-effectiveness and outcome perspective, but just not sure if it&#x27;s worth it for someone to shell out $299+ for something that most employers won&#x27;t recognize or value.