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Chapter 1: The Failed Interview

Alex sits in the parking garage, engine off, staring at nothing. The interview ended ten minutes ago.

Maya: "Did you recognize the pattern, or were you trying to invent a solution from scratch?"

Alex: "Pattern? I recognized it was related to Two Sum. But it had this streaming component I'd never seen before."

Maya: "Because knowing patterns exist isn't the same as internalizing them. You're pattern-matching to specific problems, not to underlying structures."

The Pattern Maya Taught
def two_sum(nums, target):
seen = {}
 
for i, num in enumerate(nums):
complement = target - num
 
# The shift: "Have I SEEN this before?"
if complement in seen:
return [seen[complement], i]
 
seen[num] = i

Stop the Boring Grind. Start Remembering.

Three common interview prep failures. And how we fix each one.

The Problem

You Burn Out.

Grinding 500+ abstract problems with no context is exhausting. It feels like homework. Most engineers quit within weeks.

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Immersive Story

You learn patterns inside a story where they actually matter. When problems have real stakes and characters, you want to keep learning.

The Problem

You Forget It All.

You learn a concept, then forget it two weeks later. Half your prep time is spent re-learning basics you should already know.

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Spaced Repetition

The system automatically resurfaces patterns right before you forget them. Build permanent knowledge with zero management.

The Problem

You Panic on Variations.

You cram solutions. The moment an interviewer changes a constraint, you freeze. You memorized the code, not the logic.

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Pattern Recognition

Master the 15 core patterns. Once you see the underlying structure, every new problem is a variation of something you already know.

What's Inside

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Story Chapters
290+
Practice Problems
15
Core Patterns
The Roadmap

From Intro to Offer

33 chapters. 290+ problems. One story.

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Modules 1-2Chapters 1-7

The Basics & The Setup

Meet your mentor. Face your first failure. Build the foundation.

Big O AnalysisArraysTwo PointersSliding WindowPrefix SumStringsAnagrams
2
Modules 3-5Chapters 8-15

The Core Patterns

Master the patterns that solve 80% of interview problems.

Hash MapsLinked ListsStacksQueuesHeapsRecursionBacktracking
3
Modules 6-8Chapters 16-25

Advanced Structures

Conquer the topics that separate senior from junior engineers.

Binary TreesBSTsGraphsBFS/DFSShortest PathsDynamic ProgrammingBinary Search
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The FinaleChapters 26-33

The Onsite

Put it all together in an intensive simulation of a real onsite loop.

GreedyBit ManipulationIntervalsTriesSystem Design LiteMock Interviews

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PHASE 2

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Stay on top of your memory. The system schedules reviews so you never forget a pattern.

PHASE 3

Real-World Practice

Test under pressure. Take on LeetCode contests, daily questions, and mock interviews with your solid foundation.

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