This document provides information on an entrepreneur's plan to help adults with autism find careers in the tech industry through an online coding academy called Coding Autism. Some key points: - Coding Autism aims to train and place at least 10,000 students with autism in tech jobs by 2022 to address high unemployment rates among autistic adults. - Their online programs teach coding and soft skills over 4-9 months and include mentorship, career counseling and an autism-focused support team. - Initial results show 7 paying students, 2 graduates employed in tech, and a growing number of students in the enrollment pipeline. Revenue has reached $18,500 so far. - Financial projections estimate

1. Navigating adults with autism to careers in tech

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COMMON AUTISM STATISTICS
1 in 59 80%40-60K
Children born with
Autism in US each year
(CDC 2018)
Individuals with autism
aging into adults each
year
(Autism Speaks)
Number of unemployed and
underemployed adults with
autism in the US
(Autism Society of America)

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3AUTISTIC CEO PERSPECTIVE ON AUTISM
UN/UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN THE WORKFORCE
UNACCEPTIBLE!!
Brother and I are living examples of adults with
autism who overcame social obstacles through
mentorship and support
Attempting to solve adult autism
un/underemployment problem from the perspective of
an autistic adult
OLIVER
THORNTON
CEO & FOUNDER
ADULT WITH ASD

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POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTISTICS
Meticulous
Attention to
Detail
The characteristics of the typical high-functioning individual with autism correlate to
those necessary to be successful in the tech industry
Hyper-Focus on
Passions
Extreme
Optimism
Introvert
Personalities
=
AUTISTIC INDIVIDUAL
Successful Computer
Programmer Characteristics

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TECH INDUSTRY PROBLEM IN U.S
Simply put, there is not enough qualifed American talent to fill the amount of job
vacancies in the tech industry.
Over 1M+ Projected Vacant Technology
Jobs in US by 2020
1.4M = Projected Tech Jobs in U.S
by 2020
400K = Estimated # of CS
Graduates by 2020
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= 1M Vacant Tech Jobs in U.S by
2020
*Not including tech jobs created from new
tech trends (ex: blockchain developer, etc.)*

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NOTABLE COMPANIES HIRING AUTISTIC TECH
TALENT

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CODING AUTISM
What We Do: Coding Autism is building and facilitating the first
autism specialized coding academy, pairing online coding
education, community, and an autism-savvy support team to
help transition autistic talent into our workforce.
Mission: Our mission is to help empower autistics to reach
their maximum potential in their careers, studies, and lives.

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HOW CODING AUTISM WORKS
PREP TEACH WORK COMMUNITY
-Interview Prep
-Resume
Development
-Job Training
-Job Placement
-1:1 Career
Counselor
+ More
-Ongoing Networking
-Mentorship
-Support
-Organized Meet-Ups
-Online Community
+ More
-Part-time (~4-9 months) Online
Curriculum
-Full-Time (3 months) Online
Curriculum
-600+ Hours of Coding Instruction
-1:1 Technical Mentorship
-Portfolio Building
-1:1 Soft Skills Training
-50+ Hours Coding
Prep Course
-Student Personality
Tests & Interviews
-Introduction to
Instructor(s)

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CODING AUTISM ONLINE PROGRAM DETAILS

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MARKET OPPORTUNITY
$266,000,000
Coding Bootcamp Market Size in 2017
Coding Bootcamp Graduates in 2017
22,949
Number of Individuals with Autism in US
(As of 2014)
4,000,000+
~3M Children ~1M Adults
Roughly 50,000 children with autism age
into adults each year
Roughly 80% are unemployed and
underemployed
By 2022, we are confident we can train at least 10,000 students on the autism spectrum

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TRACTION OF PROGRAM
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# of Paying Students in
Program
2 / 1
# of Graduated Students /
Employed in Tech
-As of May 29th 2018 with
limited marketing
-2 students completed
program
# of Students in
Enrollment Pipeline
(Ex: In Prep Course)
25+
Daily Website Traffic
(Unique Visitors)
150+
Inquirers for
Program on Website
(Sent Contact Info)
500+
Revenue Driven From
Programs
$18,500
-Subsidized tuition costs for first
students)
-Avg Monthly Income: $5500/mo
-Student employed had job offers at Auticon
and ULTRA Testing (Details still being ironed
out)
-Other graduated student has interviews at
Auticon & ULTRA Testing
-As of May 29th 2018 with limited
marketing
-# of students with phone interviews,
in prep course, or filled out
application online
-Detected from LiveChat & Google
Analytics
-Contact forms filled out on website
for any information related to Coding
Autism

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12COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE & COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
Competitive Advantage
1.) Autism Specificity / Impact on Autism
Community
2.) Autistic Founder / Founder Affiliation to
Autism
3.) Individualized Attention via Mentorship by
Autism Specialized Support Teams:
Direct Competitors
1.) Thinkful 4.) Coding Dojo
2.) Bloc 5.) Specialisterne
3.) General Assembly

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13FINANCIAL IMPACT: Primary Revenue Streams
In Person Program
(Launching Mid to Late 2019)
1 cohort
15 students
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$20,000 tuition per student
(comparable to similar coding bootcamps,
financing and scholarship options available)
$300,000 per cohort GOI
Goal to have 50 in-person cohorts by 2020
Online Programs
1 student = $10,000 (Part-time)
1 student = $13,500 (Full-time)
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Year 1: 70 students part-time, 30 students
full-time = $1,105,000
Year 2: 200 students part-time, 80
students full-time = $3,085,000 GOI
Year 3: 1000 students part-time, 400
students full-time = $15,400,000 GOI

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14SUPPLEMENTARY REVENUE STREAMS / FUTURE OFFERINGS
Corporate Re-train & Re-
skill Programs for
Autistic Talent
1:1 Parent Consulting
Service for Parents with
Autistic Children
Employee On-Boarding Services
/ Autism in the Workforce
Program Development
Talent Recruiting for
Companies
Government & Corporate
Contracts
1:1 Career Counseling, Soft
Skills Counseling, and College
Counseling
Children & Teen Based
Programs
Co-Working &
Living Spaces
Accredited University
Relationships
via OPM’s

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BUSINESS STRUCTURE & PLANS FOR RAISING CAPITAL
Business
Structure
-In Process of Changing to Delaware
C-Corp
-Has Pending B-Corp Certification
(Social Enterprise/Impact Purposes,
Doesn’t affect Tax Standing)
-Developing Non-Profit Arm of
Business (Coding Autism Foundation)
to help subsidize tuition costs for low
and middle income households
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Phase of
Company
Seed/LaunchedCalifornia LLC
-Launched First Program / Pilot on
May 29th 2018
-Programs are Revenue Driving
-Seeking out Start-up Accelerators
to Participate in (LA or SF)
Previous
Capital Raised
~$100,000
-Raised Early Stage Funds
from Bootstrapping, Friends
and Family, Rewards Based
Crowdfunding ($52,855), and
Debt-to-Equity Convertible
Notes ($46,212 and counting)
at $2.5M Valuation
Current
Capital Raise
$300k-$400k
-In Discussions for a $300,000-
$400,000 through University
Impact & a Co-Investing Group
-Plans to Launch an Equity
Crowdfunding Campaign on
Republic or StartEngine in
Winter 2018
-Receiving a $20,000 Grant
from Autism Speaks & Game
Stop

16. EXIT STRATEGY
1.Acquisition
● Coding Autism’s exit strategy would be an acquisition by another
company.
● Projected acquisition targets would be WeWork/WeGrow (co-
working space company entering the education space,
Specialisterne (Notable autism employment organization, or a larger
coding bootcamp (ex. General Assembly or Thinkful).
● Investors would be paid out based on the company purchase price
and deal terms.

17. START-UP COMPETITION
RESULTS
● CLU New Venture Competition: Winner
● Igniter Annual Conference Pitch Competition: Winner
● 805 Start-Ups Start-Up Showcase: Winner
● MIT Enterprise Central Coast Start-Up Pitch Competition: Winner
● Crowd Invest Summit Pitch Competition: Winner
● MIT Solve (UN) Brain Health Pitch: Finalist
● 805 Start-Ups Annual Pitch Competition: Finalist
● ASU Innovation Open: Semi-Finalist
● Global Social Venture Competition: Regional Semi-Finalist
● 1776 Global Challenge: Regional Semi-Finalist
● Tech Week Los Angeles: Regional Semi-Finalist

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OLIVER
THORNTON
CEO
THE TEAM
Coding Autism Team Advisors/Mentors
Team Strengths: Autistic background, ambitious,
resourcefulness, and well educated on start-ups and business
Michael Fieldhouse
Director of Autism at
Work Program HPE
Alon Goren
CEO of Crowd &
Crypto Invest
Summit
Eric Wold
CEO of Bottega Tech
Michael Panesis
Executive Director:
Center of
Entrepreneurship at
CLU
Edlyn Pena
Co-Director of
CLU Autism
and
Communication
Center
Cheryl Morin
SAP Autism at
Work Mentor
and Manager of
SAP.iO
Our team is entirely composed of members whose lives have been touched
in one way or another by ASD. Our passion for autism integration in the
workplace is what binds us together and motivates us to create change.
MELLISSA
TOLER
DIRECTOR OF SOFT
SKILLS & AUTISM
SPECIFICITY
IAN
EARLEY
DIRECTOR OF
TECHNICAL
MENTORSHIP & CAREER
COUNSELING

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