Facts
- HQ
- United States
- Sectors
- Education, Nonprofit, Technology
- Employees
- 18
- Founders
- Hadi Partovi, Ali Partovi
Code.org Founder Hadi Partovi Becomes CEO of Payam Music to Expand Innovative Piano School with Investor Backing
Hadi Partovi, founder of Code.org, is now CEO of Payam Music, a piano school using the Payam Method to teach via letters and numbers before traditional notation. Supported by high-profile investors, he plans to expand the school nationally.
Code.org Lays Off 18 Employees, Cuts Staff to 107 to Ensure Long-Term Sustainability
Seattle-based Code.org laid off 18 employees, reducing its staff to 107, to ensure long-term sustainability. The nonprofit, founded by Hadi and Ali Partovi, continues its mission to expand computer science education globally despite these cuts.
2025 Tech Year-End: AI Boom, $80 Billion Bets, and Seattle's Shifting Job Landscape Highlight Industry's Brutal Realities
The year 2025 was pivotal in technology history, marked by AI's rapid ascent, significant investments, tech industry layoffs, and evolving job impacts, particularly in Seattle. Key perspectives from Bill Gates and Satya Nadella highlight AI's transformative nature and the industry's complex challenges and opportunities.
People
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Ali Partovi Founder, Co-Founder
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Hadi Partovi Founder, Founder, Chairman