Creative Lives: Rik Lomas, coder and tech educator

This week’s guest is SuperHi founder Rik Lomas, a New York-based tech educator, coder and startup advisor, who we interviewed on February 7th. After growing up in Manchester, Rik graduated with a degree in Maths at Durham university in 2005. He admits that his studies have been almost entirely unrelated to his career so far, and that he spent a lot of time at university on side projects that called on his self-taught developing skills. With an early interest in design, it was clear that Rik would eventually move into more creative work, joining an agency as a web developer in East London not long after graduating. His work then led to the world of startups, helping to grow multiple businesses and teams. Having moved to New York a few years ago, Rik has built SuperHi from the ground up in a new country, and it now services students all over the globe. He told us about his introduction to coding, and why he felt the need to start accessible courses aimed at creatives. ... This episode of Creative Lives was was presented by Indi Davies and the editor was Ivor Manly. Lecture in Progress is made possible with the support of a number of brand patrons – they include ustwo, GF Smith, Squarespace and The Paul Smith Foundation. Check out lectureinprogress.com for more details.