thesandlapper
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I graduated in 2009 and since then, I have been with tech startups in some way or the other. In 2015 was CEO at a Series A 5 Million $ marketplace. But the most free, excited and hopeful about the future I have ever been is in the past 1 year --> ever since I self-learned to code and then finally started shipping real apps (currently at $220 MRR with my micro-SaaS)
I used to got a lot of requests on sharing my journey and tips so I finally sat down and wrote about it. Sharing a quick summary here (I ended up writing 2200+ words in my personal notes which I put here. It has some more helpful screenshots and graphs. Hope this doesnt come across as self promotion, while I am definitely interested in building an audience, I really REALLY care for this mission). If you have tried before and failed, please buzz me, you are not alone.
This above was my learning path, and I am sure you can relate to it too if you have tried learning a new skill
Oh and you definitely don't need to spend 10,000 hours to get there. I know a lot of people who learned it part time like me over weekends and post work. I took 245 odd hours in 4.5 months to ship my first (rather buggy simple static website with a few filters and nice looking cards)
I used to got a lot of requests on sharing my journey and tips so I finally sat down and wrote about it. Sharing a quick summary here (I ended up writing 2200+ words in my personal notes which I put here. It has some more helpful screenshots and graphs. Hope this doesnt come across as self promotion, while I am definitely interested in building an audience, I really REALLY care for this mission). If you have tried before and failed, please buzz me, you are not alone.
This above was my learning path, and I am sure you can relate to it too if you have tried learning a new skill
- Do not attempt React until you know JS. Do not attempt JS until you know HTML --> You will see endless arguments about this on the internet. Every expert will furiously argue about why framework X is better than Y. Ignore all of them. Your customers don't give a shit about any of these. Just keep it simple. Either go with simple languages like Javascript and stuff like ROR, or go with the ones that your friends are proficient in. (this is what I mean by Goal based learning btw)
- Have a clear why / a clear goal --> e.g. if you want to simply automate exiting business, you would be better served just simply learning no-code tools like Zapier and Webflow. This will really help you clearly define your learning path too. And that intrinsic motivation will keep you going when the going gets tough!
- Build a support group --> online forums are not always helpful in the early days. This one really helped me. If you dont know software devs, buzz me, I will help you find help!
- Focus on the long term --> all the software experts around you who intimidate you with their cool sounding jargon and lingo? They took years to get here. So don't lose hope
Oh and you definitely don't need to spend 10,000 hours to get there. I know a lot of people who learned it part time like me over weekends and post work. I took 245 odd hours in 4.5 months to ship my first (rather buggy simple static website with a few filters and nice looking cards)