I'm a college dropout who taught myself to code from websites like Team Treehouse and CodeAcademy. Last year I sold my SAAS startup for 7 figures after running it for just under 4 years.
In 2013 I was laid off from my $9/hr job and had a few months of severance pay to hold me over.
I had taken a college course on computer programming many years prior, but had almost failed the course.
On our call the business owner asked me a few questions about my skills and abilities, then said "You're hired!