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Don't hate mail me just yet.
“Free” work as a developer can feel like a controversial topic, but it could be the key to jump-starting your career.
I’ll walk you through strategies for gaining credibility, building a portfolio, and turning your free work into a launchpad for your development career.
You will learn how to:
-Discover valuable projects, not junk work
- Position yourself as a developer while still learning
-Leverage open-source and freelance work for career growth
And don’t worry, this isn’t about working for free forever—just smartly leveraging it as a stepping stone.
Check out my buddy William Ray who has some really good advice about freelancing as a developer.
Send us a text
Shameless Plugs
🧑💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI
🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here
Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity - Learn to build complex software with AI integrations.
AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI
By Brian Jenney4.4
77 ratings
Don't hate mail me just yet.
“Free” work as a developer can feel like a controversial topic, but it could be the key to jump-starting your career.
I’ll walk you through strategies for gaining credibility, building a portfolio, and turning your free work into a launchpad for your development career.
You will learn how to:
-Discover valuable projects, not junk work
- Position yourself as a developer while still learning
-Leverage open-source and freelance work for career growth
And don’t worry, this isn’t about working for free forever—just smartly leveraging it as a stepping stone.
Check out my buddy William Ray who has some really good advice about freelancing as a developer.
Send us a text
Shameless Plugs
🧑💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI
🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here
Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity - Learn to build complex software with AI integrations.
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