Leo Grand

Leo Grand
Other namesJourneyman
Occupationcoder
EmployerMetLife (until 2011)
Notable workTrees for Cars app

Leo Grand is a coder who developed the mobile app "Trees for Cars."[1]

Grand lost his job at MetLife in 2011, as well as his home, being forced on his own in New York City.[2][3] In August 2013, while homeless, he was offered the choice between $100 or coding lessons, by Patrick McConlogue. Grand opted for the lessons.[4]

Grand was able to learn coding, leading to the launch of "Trees for Cars," his own mobile app.[3] The application has the aim of being environmentally beneficial.[5] The app went on sale for $0.99.[6]

In May 2014, a follow-up by Business Insider revealed that Grand, although earning a little under $10,000 from the app, was still homeless.[7] A 2015 follow-up by Mashable found that Grand continues to be homeless. He has less enthusiasm in coding, but wants to get back into it someday.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Journeyman". Journeymancourse.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Everett, Ross (December 11, 2013). "Homeless Man Learns To Code, Launches App". SourceFed. YouTube. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Neal, Ryan W. (December 11, 2013). "Meet Leo Grand: Homeless Man Releases 'Trees For Cars' Mobile App After 16 Weeks Of Coding Lessons [VIDEO]". International Business Times. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Berkman, Fran (December 10, 2013). "Homeless 'Journeyman Hacker' Launches Eco-Friendly Mobile App". Mashable. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  5. ^ Moss, Caroline (December 10, 2013). "Leo The Homeless Coder Finished His App, And You Can Download It Right Now". Business Insider. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  6. ^ Billington, James (December 11, 2013). "Homeless man learns code on streets and launches his own app, Trees for Cars". News.com. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  7. ^ Moss, Caroline (May 27, 2014). "8 Months After Learning To Code And Launching An App, Leo The Homeless Coder Is Still Homeless". Business Insider. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  8. ^ Consunji, Bianca (April 5, 2015). "One year later, the homeless coder is still living on the streets". Mashable. Retrieved August 2, 2022.