College CS (NYU) vs. Online CS (Treehouse, Lynda Etc.)?

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I'm developing an IoT fitness startup that creates a platform for facilities to gather, analyze and generate advice upon performance data. I have no CS or data science skills but I must gain some knowledge to better communicate with co-founders. Should I take intro courses at NYU or go online?

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First outline what you need to learn. From there look at the time commitment and curriculum for both aspects and see which one would fit your schedule better.

Ok, I see. But I want to know what is more useful, efficient and applicable to my case. I heard that college courses are much slower that online courses. Have you went through either approach?

I can't reply say much about your case but since you are in a a startup go with the online course as they would offer much more flexibility and you can go at your own pace since you need to ramp up learning quickly.

CS stands for Computer Science. Online programming courses like Treehouse and Lynda are not computer science. What you're looking for is a programming course.

Well, what do you think better suits my needs as non-technical co-founder?

The programming courses

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