Hello Sigma community! Welcome to our second #buildinginpublic update; we’re excited to share another week of building, experimenting, and improving in real time. While the final month of the year is approaching, we haven’t fallen into the holiday spirit just yet; in fact, we plan on crossing the finish line of 2025 with intensity and intention.
If last week set the tone, this week showed just how much happens when a small team moves fast together.
Here’s everything we pushed forward.
The Sigma Coding Portal Edges Closer to Launch
This week marked tremendous progress on the new Sigma LMS.
We finalised CMS setup for lessons and programs, deployed the database to DigitalOcean, and locked in week-by-week timelines for both development and education rollout.
Frontend deployment is ready to go once access is cleared. Bit by bit, the new portal is becoming real.
A Solid Push on Content & Social Proof
Our content pipeline was firing all week. Some notable releases include:
- A new social media ad titled “POV: When you can see someone’s screen in class”. A bit of a departure from our typical office culture skit, but fun and dynamic as per usual (to watch and to make).
- A full student podcast episode on YouTube with one of our alumni, Dickson: a business analyst who shares how he found his place between clients and technical teams, and how Sigma School gave him the technical foundation he needed, even without writing code full-time.
- A talking heads video answering the age-old question: How do free apps make money?
- A carousel highlighting how career paths have changed across generations, paired with a clean, warm illustrated aesthetic to make the message feel relatable and modern.
These pieces feed into our ongoing goal of building trust through authentic student stories, not just polished marketing.
Community Upgrades & Student Experience
Several small but meaningful improvements rolled out across our student ecosystem:
- WhatsApp Community Groups were activated.
- Onboarding guides were simplified.
- SIGMA merch moved into production.
- The office Community Board was finalised.
- The student journey map was updated.
- Duplicate data across systems was cleaned up.
Nothing TOO flashy, just making sure we can make life better but for everyone inside the community.
Email & Blog Improvements
We published new blog posts, added missing authors to older articles, and sent out invitation emails to student groups.
Read Deric’s no-nonsense breakdown of what’s broken in college and why the old model no longer fits today’s world: https://sigmaschool.co/blogs/college-a-solution-looking-for-a-problem
Student Success Story of the Week: Jia Hao
This week, we’re spotlighting Jia Hao, who didn’t come from tech at all. He studied logistics, graduated, and immediately felt stuck. IT was something he always wanted to try, but he thought the door was closed because he didn’t have the right SPM math grade to study computer science.
One day, he searched for short-term tech courses, found Sigma School, and decided to give himself a real chance. Throughout the bootcamp he stayed disciplined, built confidence through small wins, and even created a full badminton booking system inspired by a real problem in his own neighborhood.
The hard part came after graduation. He spent months relearning fundamentals, applying everywhere, and facing rejection over and over. Things finally shifted when IPS Software offered him a one-month internship to test his skills. He treated that month like an exam, showed what he could do, and earned himself a full-time role.
He is now working as a full-stack developer at IPS Software, building real features, solving real problems, and figuring things out step by step. His journey is a reminder that the door into tech is not as narrow as people think.
Full interview is up now.
That’s a wrap for this week
From LMS deployment, fresh content, cleaner onboarding, and improved funnels, this week was packed with meaningful progress across the board.
Thanks for following along. We’ll keep building, improving, and sharing.
See you next week!