If we can take our existing model, that thing about assessing people, only offering them training that's actually relevant to them and their needs,

that whole process, that whole approach, isn't just good for technical training.

It should be good for a much wider range of types of training as well.

There is a massive shift going on in what kind of roles

even exist in the world is changing. And we have this big need of taking people in the middle

of their careers, training them in something new. There are estimates that that's going to affect

something like 350 million people across the next 10 years who are going to find that their

job title doesn't exist in the middle of their career.

I'm Howell Carver. I'm a co-founder and CEO at Skillowell.

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And today, how Howell Carver created the platform to analyze skill gaps and personalize hands-on learning.

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Howell Carver has been writing code since he was nine years old.

His first language was C, which is quite a language to start out in, and his first program was a

guess the number program using binary search, and of course with an embedded Easter egg.

He's married with two children, and parenting has really pushed him to learn how to focus,

and he regularly has to put things down to take care of other responsibilities.

One of his biggest hobbies is pub quizzes. In fact, he's been on a few TV quiz shows, including who wants to be a millionaire.

Howell and his co-founders dreamed about a way to distill down the distinct learning moments for developers,

leading them to the point of inception for skills and wisdom.

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