Develop Yourself

Building your own projects is the single best way to improve and reinforce your development skills. But, often, it's hard to know what to build or where to even start.

In this episode, we talk about how to generate ideas for side projects, and how to find the motivation to complete them. We'll talk about why projects are important, why not to do projects, and Peter's simple framework for finding ideas.

Referenced Episodes
The Best Strategy for Learning to Code

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3.5 years ago, Justin had never written on LinkedIn, but since then his 1-person business has done nearly $1.5M in revenue, with 98% margins, and he’s done this primarily based off his 230k+ LinkedIn followers.

What’s his secret? Creating LinkedIn content with systems he’s developed.

In this episode, Justin will walk us through how to build on LinkedIn and create a following with minimal time commitment and 0 prior writing experience, even as a beginner!

Justin’s LinkedIn Course
https://www.justinwelsh.me/a/2147505019/e9trWtpk

The Saturday Solopreneur
 https://www.justinwelsh.me/

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

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AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI

In this episode we speak with Lynne Tye. After pivoting away from a neuroscience PhD, Lynne held a variety of jobs before teaching herself to code and becoming a freelance developer. She eventually founded Key Values, which helps match engineers to engineering teams that share their values.

In this conversation, Lynne and I talk about how she learned to code and find freelance development work, how the pandemic affected Key Values, and the nature of running a lifestyle business. Enjoy!

Links
Lynne's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynnetye
Key Values: keyvalues.com

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

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🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI

🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here

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AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI

In this episode, we speak with Sara Oros, who JUST graduated from a coding bootcamp and is seeking advice.

We help troubleshoot her journey and talk through what the next several phases of his transition will look like.

Links

Sara's LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/sara-oros1018

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Aaron's JavaScript Program: https://dev30.xyz/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

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In this episode we speak with Johnny Dallas. Johnny started coding in middle school, got a paid internship and eventually ended up dropping out of high school to be a software engineer full-time. The company Johnny worked for was eventually acquired. He became one of the youngest engineers at Amazon and recently left to start his own company. 

In our conversation, Johnny and I discussed the best ways to learn, strategies for pursuing jobs and mentors, and the needs behind his new startup. Enjoy!

Links
Johnny's thread about his journey: https://twitter.com/_johnnydallas_/status/1519011035478315008?cxt=HHwWgMCquaOfzpQqAAAA
Johnny's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_johnnydallas_
Johnny's startup Zeet: https://zeet.co/

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

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🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI

🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here

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AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI

In this episode, Aaron shares his own story of battling depression and how becoming a Software Engineer has helped his mental health and changed his life. Enjoy!

Links

Lost Connections Book: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Connections-Uncovering-Depression-Unexpected/dp/1632868318/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?
_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

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🧑‍💻 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

In this episode, we speak with Namanh Kapur. Namanh is a Rice University CS graduate, a software engineer at Bolt – a fast-growing  fintech startup – and a YouTuber with over 30,000 subscribers. 

In this conversation, Namanh and I talk about growing up abroad, why and how Namanh started coding in middle school, strategies for applying for developer internships and jobs, and Namanh’s aspirations for his YouTube channel.
 
Enjoy!

Links
Namanh's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/namanhkapur
Namanh's Website: https://namanhkapur.com
Bolt: https://www.bolt.com/

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

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🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI

🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here

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AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI

Each month, Develop Yourself's co-hosts (Aaron and Peter) will be checking in with each other, in part to talk through how they've each quit their Software Engineering jobs to pursue entrepreneurship, indie-hacking, self-employment, etc.

This episode is an update on what each of us is doing.

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Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum
Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Aaron's JavaScript Course: https://dev30.xyz/

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🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI

🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here

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AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI

In this episode, we speak with Stephen Wise. Stephen is a freelance web designer and Webflow developer and founder of WiseStudio.

In this conversation, Stephen and I talk about why Stephen chose to stop pursuing traditional education, how to learn new skills, and Stephen’s story behind applying for (and getting) a dream gig with a well-known YouTube creator.

Enjoy!

Links
Stephen's Website: https://www.stephenwise.com/
Stephen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wise_
Stephen's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCApawlrqXlZ2FXBOLnKxT5Q

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

Send us a text

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🧑‍💻 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

In this episode, we speak with Michael Garcia, who is currently learning to code in hopes of landing his first job as a Software Engineer.

Michael graduated from a Fintech Bootcamp, but as he had no luck in the job search, he's recently switched his learning path to Fullstack Web Development.

In this episode, we help troubleshoot his journey and talk through what the next several phases of his transition will look like.
 
Links
Michael's LinkedIn Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheal-garcia-3345a11b6/

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Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/
Aaron's JavaScript Program: https://dev30.xyz/
Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaum

Send us a text

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🧑‍💻 Free 5 day email course to go from HTML to AI

🤔 Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here

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AI Bootcamp - for software developers who want to be the expert on their team when it comes to AI