DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT SELLING YOU ANYTHING. JUST HELPING.
I would like to talk about an alternative approach to the bad job market.
I honestly think it is MUCH easier to build a business vs grinding leetcode and sending a billions job applications.
I’ve done it multiple times and I’d like to offer everyone interested some help.
ABOUT ME
I’ve never worked as a programmer in a company. I don’t have a CS degree. I’ve never attended a bootcamp.
I am proof that ANYONE can learn this and build something.
I started learning at 25 and now, after 10 years and 10+ products, I can confidently tell you what works, and what doesn’t… So you don’t waste time and learn all of this in record time.
BUILD BORING SHIT
This is the secret to making money. Businesses are HUNGRY for solutions to their everyday problems and they have nowhere to go.
Every developer is competing for the same FAANG jobs, and no one services the local businesses. Trust me, it is insane what they will tolerate.
To work at a company, you need to know a ton of tech, do politics, attend boring ass meetings, and beat 1,000 other applicants.
On the other hand, if you service local businesses, you can take a giant shit on the CEO’s desk as long as you are helping him make more/save more money.
Your solutions don’t even have to be anything special. The businesses are so desperate, they will be happy even with a mediocre solution.
NO ONE is offering them solutions, it is kind of amazing, you will have zero competition.
FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM
If you follow this mantra, you will build great things. Do not try to come up with a smart solution and then sell it. Try to find what businesses struggle with, and then solve that problem. THEN you can sell that solution.
Problems are everywhere around you, you just have to listen carefully.
Someone can say something mundane as "Damn, I am so tired, I stayed late at work...". Instead of saying "Wow, that sucks...", as "Why? What made you work extra?". They will say "Man, I had to manually type in all this data". You can then say "Hmmm... I wonder if that can be automated..." Ask if you can have a look at the problem, or talk to some manager. Say that you can help them out. The more boring the problem, the more interested they will be.
IT’S ACTUALLY EASY
An amazing thing about building your own solutions is the freedom. You can build whatever you want, with no manager slowing you down. You are also free to choose the tech, so you are not forced to use shit tech like React, ORMs, Mongo etc… They client doesn’t give 2 shits what your stack is.
This allows you to use really simple technologies to achieve the goal, instead of spending most of your time wrestling with tooling and needles complexities that you would encounter if you worked somewhere as a programmer.
I CREATED A FREE GUIDE
I wrote a step-by-step guide and explained how everything works in order to build an app so you can start building solutions as soon as possible.
You can find it here: https://codepreneuring.com
Also, I have a 20 min talk on the same topic: https://youtu.be/YrRkAWDcMBE?si=zsfnTUA75JjWvhKp
I also plan to create Youtbe videos on various practical topics that most beginners struggle with. You can suggest some ideas what gives you the most trouble.
ASK ME FOR HELP
I’d love to help people out so feel free to DM me, write comments below.
You can also join the Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BJBw9KWwtG
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r/cscareerquestions DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT SELLING YOU ANYTHING. JUST HELPING. I would like to talk about an alternative approach to the bad job market. I honestly think it is MUCH easier to build a business vs grinding leetcode and sending a billions job applications. I’ve done it multiple times and I’d like to offer everyone interested some help. ABOUT ME I’ve never worked as a programmer in a company. I don’t have a CS degree. I’ve never attended a bootcamp. I am proof that ANYONE can learn this and build something. I started learning at 25 and now, after 10 years and 10+ products, I can confidently tell you what works, and what doesn’t… So you don’t waste time and learn all of this in record time. BUILD BORING SHIT This is the secret to making money. Businesses are HUNGRY for solutions to their everyday problems and they have nowhere to go. Every developer is competing for the same FAANG jobs, and no one services the local businesses. Trust me, it is insane what they will tolerate. To work at a company, you need to know a ton of tech, do politics, attend boring ass meetings, and beat 1,000 other applicants. On the other hand, if you service local businesses, you can take a giant shit on the CEO’s desk as long as you are helping him make more/save more money. Your solutions don’t even have to be anything special. The businesses are so desperate, they will be happy even with a mediocre solution. NO ONE is offering them solutions, it is kind of amazing, you will have zero competition. FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM If you follow this mantra, you will build great things. Do not try to come up with a smart solution and then sell it. Try to find what businesses struggle with, and then solve that problem. THEN you can sell that solution. Problems are everywhere around you, you just have to listen carefully. Someone can say something mundane as “Damn, I am so tired, I stayed late at work…”. Instead of saying “Wow, that sucks…”, as “Why? What made you work extra?”. They will say “Man, I had to manually type in all this data”. You can then say “Hmmm… I wonder if that can be automated…” Ask if you can have a look at the problem, or talk to some manager. Say that you can help them out. The more boring the problem, the more interested they will be. IT’S ACTUALLY EASY An amazing thing about building your own solutions is the freedom. You can build whatever you want, with no manager slowing you down. You are also free to choose the tech, so you are not forced to use shit tech like React, ORMs, Mongo etc… They client doesn’t give 2 shits what your stack is. This allows you to use really simple technologies to achieve the goal, instead of spending most of your time wrestling with tooling and needles complexities that you would encounter if you worked somewhere as a programmer. I CREATED A FREE GUIDE I wrote a step-by-step guide and explained how everything works in order to build an app so you can start building solutions as soon as possible. You can find it here: https://codepreneuring.com Also, I have a 20 min talk on the same topic: https://youtu.be/YrRkAWDcMBE?si=zsfnTUA75JjWvhKp I also plan to create Youtbe videos on various practical topics that most beginners struggle with. You can suggest some ideas what gives you the most trouble. ASK ME FOR HELP I’d love to help people out so feel free to DM me, write comments below. You can also join the Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BJBw9KWwtG submitted by /u/codepreneuring [link] [comments]
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT SELLING YOU ANYTHING. JUST HELPING.
I would like to talk about an alternative approach to the bad job market.
I honestly think it is MUCH easier to build a business vs grinding leetcode and sending a billions job applications.
I’ve done it multiple times and I’d like to offer everyone interested some help.
ABOUT ME
I’ve never worked as a programmer in a company. I don’t have a CS degree. I’ve never attended a bootcamp.
I am proof that ANYONE can learn this and build something.
I started learning at 25 and now, after 10 years and 10+ products, I can confidently tell you what works, and what doesn’t… So you don’t waste time and learn all of this in record time.
BUILD BORING SHIT
This is the secret to making money. Businesses are HUNGRY for solutions to their everyday problems and they have nowhere to go.
Every developer is competing for the same FAANG jobs, and no one services the local businesses. Trust me, it is insane what they will tolerate.
To work at a company, you need to know a ton of tech, do politics, attend boring ass meetings, and beat 1,000 other applicants.
On the other hand, if you service local businesses, you can take a giant shit on the CEO’s desk as long as you are helping him make more/save more money.
Your solutions don’t even have to be anything special. The businesses are so desperate, they will be happy even with a mediocre solution.
NO ONE is offering them solutions, it is kind of amazing, you will have zero competition.
FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM
If you follow this mantra, you will build great things. Do not try to come up with a smart solution and then sell it. Try to find what businesses struggle with, and then solve that problem. THEN you can sell that solution.
Problems are everywhere around you, you just have to listen carefully.
Someone can say something mundane as "Damn, I am so tired, I stayed late at work...". Instead of saying "Wow, that sucks...", as "Why? What made you work extra?". They will say "Man, I had to manually type in all this data". You can then say "Hmmm... I wonder if that can be automated..." Ask if you can have a look at the problem, or talk to some manager. Say that you can help them out. The more boring the problem, the more interested they will be.
IT’S ACTUALLY EASY
An amazing thing about building your own solutions is the freedom. You can build whatever you want, with no manager slowing you down. You are also free to choose the tech, so you are not forced to use shit tech like React, ORMs, Mongo etc… They client doesn’t give 2 shits what your stack is.
This allows you to use really simple technologies to achieve the goal, instead of spending most of your time wrestling with tooling and needles complexities that you would encounter if you worked somewhere as a programmer.
I CREATED A FREE GUIDE
I wrote a step-by-step guide and explained how everything works in order to build an app so you can start building solutions as soon as possible.
You can find it here: https://codepreneuring.com
Also, I have a 20 min talk on the same topic: https://youtu.be/YrRkAWDcMBE?si=zsfnTUA75JjWvhKp
I also plan to create Youtbe videos on various practical topics that most beginners struggle with. You can suggest some ideas what gives you the most trouble.
ASK ME FOR HELP
I’d love to help people out so feel free to DM me, write comments below.
You can also join the Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BJBw9KWwtG
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