Stephen Cognetta, MBA

Tech Interviewing Coach

Stephen Cognetta is the co-founder and CEO of Exponent, a learning platform that helps people prepare for and ace their tech interviews. Stephen specializes in coaching for product management, software engineering, product marketing, management, technical project management, and data science interviews. Stephen holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Princeton University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and an MBA from Stanford University. Prior to founding Exponent, Stephen worked as a Product Manager for Google and co-founded HackMentalHealth.

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Co-authored Articles (10)

How to

Develop a Roblox Exploit

Making a Roblox exploit is hard. Unlike normal software development, developing a 'Roblox exploit requires the developer to study Roblox's internals and how the engine works. It also requires the developer to have good k...

How to

Make a Computer Operating System

This wikiHow teaches you how to plan and develop an operating system if you don't know how to code in C, or C++. Operating systems manage computer hardware and provide the resources that applications need to run. Writing...

How to Start Coding: The Beginner's Guide to Programming

A complete introductory guide to start learning how to code on your computer Programming is lots of fun and extraordinarily useful. It allows you to be creative while opening up a wide range of new career opportunities. ...

How to

Create a Program

Computer programs are implemented everywhere these days, from our cars to our smartphones, and in almost every job. As the world becomes more and more digital, the need for new programs will always keep increasing. If yo...

How to

Learn Robotics

Find out the skills you need to get started in robotics, plus helpful resourcesRobotics is a hobby that can bring lasting enjoyment and even become a future career as you program and build your robots. If you want to lea...

How to

Learn a Programming Language

If you have an interest in creating computer programs, mobile apps, websites, games or any other piece of software, you'll need to learn how to program. Programs are created through the use of a programming language. Thi...

How to

Start Learning to Program

If you want to learn programming, you might be wondering where to start. What's the best programming language to learn as a beginner, and how do you go about actually learning it? Don't worry—we've put together some ti...

How to

Become a Software Engineer

As technology evolves and becomes a bigger part of everyday life, so too does the need for technology professionals. Software engineers design and guide the development of programs that computers use to make life a littl...

How to

Program Software

How to

Practice Programming

Programming is kind of like playing an instrument; you have to practice constantly to keep your skills sharp and improve your techniques. If you want to practice programming on your own time, use the Internet to find cod...