The bootcamp started with 93 builders and produced 18 startups. Those two numbers tell different things: who joined and what came out of the program.
what does cohort size tell me about a bootcamp?
The room started with 93 builders. That tells me how many people signed up, and a full room can make a program look busy.
Names in a spreadsheet and sessions on the calendar describe activity. They do not tell you what participants built by the end.
what did this bootcamp produce by the end?
It produced 18 startups. That is the concrete outcome I keep coming back to when I think about how to describe the program.
18 startups from 93 builders: one number for who came in, another for what came out.
which number should I use to compare programs?
Ask how many builders came in, then ask what they built by the end. The second number says more about the work and gives you something real to compare.
Cohort size is easy to publish. Outcomes take longer to show, which is why I’d keep the 18 startups on the page.
How do I compare startup bootcamps?
Ask how many builders joined and how many startups came out of the program. The outcomes give you something concrete to compare.
Is cohort size a good measure of a bootcamp?
Cohort size tells you how many people signed up. It does not tell you what they built by the end.
How many startups came out of this bootcamp?
18 startups came out of a room that started with 93 builders.