“We have always worked hard to kind of maintain this Switzerland role. If we’re not trying to get somebody to enroll in a coding school, or trying to get them to take a job somewhere, we’re pure. We can actually offer them information, content, network, all these things that benefit them and their careers, without being conflicted, without needing to sell them anything,” said Erickson. Instead, Modev is funded by sponsors. Thus, it’s seen as a trusted resource, and is better able to build real communities.