Meaghan Jones (@meaghanwonder) graduated from UC Berkeley with a Masters in Latin America Studies. Having grown up in California, Meaghan always dreamed of working and living abroad. She loved Latin America, and so "Latin American Politics" seemed like her to working abroad!

She arrived in Brazil, and hit a wall. At first, Meaghan had a difficult time getting work. She ended up teaching English for a few months, but always had the feeling that she could be doing something more, she wanted to work somewhere that she could continue actively learning on the job, and she wanted a job that matched her creative potential. Meaghan returned to the States, and that’s when she joined Epicodus, a coding bootcamp in Portland, OR. Meaghan worked hard, and learned to code in just 6 months. Since graduating from Epicodus's coding bootcamp Meaghan has landed a job at Hotjar, working remotely from San Paolo, Brazil.

(Meaghan is also One Month alumni! When Meaghan joined Hotjar she enrolled in One Month’s Learn Python course, and we met soon after!)

Full story > https://learn.onemonth.com/how-i-learned-to-code/

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Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) is co-host of the ShopTalk podcast, built CSS-Tricks.com, one of my favorite resources for staying up-to-date with HTML, CSS and all things front-end. He also co-founded CodePen, a popular coding playground for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

In my interview with Chris Coyier we discuss:

• How Chris Coyier learned to code! 
• What's a front-end developer?
• What resources do you use to stay up to date on web dev?
• Lessons learned from over 300+ episodes of the ShopTalkShow Podcast
• How many blog posts has Chris written for CSS-Tricks? (You won't' believe the answer) 

Listen to Chris Coyier on his coding podcast: ShoptalkShow: https://shoptalkshow.com/

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Today, we are talking with Mattan Griffel (@mattangriffel) about how to learn Python. Mattan teaches code to MBAs — at Columbia Business School. He also teaches the Learn Python course here at One Month.

Why learn Python?

Python is one of the most popular languages for data analytics and web development "Python is the new Excel" being used in business school finance classes. Google, Instagram, Uber and many more companies are using Python.

“Forget Wall Street lingo. The language Citigroup Inc. wants its incoming investment bank analysts to know is Python” — Bloomberg, 2018 (that quote says it all).

In this episode, we discuss: 

* How long did it take Mattan to learn Python?

* What is a great first project to build in Python?

* What is the best programming language to learn first?

* What are some free Python resources?

Learn Python with Mattan at www.onemonth.com — that's also where you can find all the transcripts and shownotes from this episode. 

Joel Califa is a professional problem solver. He's a successful designer, developer, team leader, and overall self-proclaimed generalist. 

Joel’s career has led him to the role of Senior Product Designer at two well-known digital companies: Digital Ocean and GitHub. Over the years, Joel has interviewed hundreds of job applicants (both technical and non-technical). Last week I sat down with Joel to ask him, “What advice do you have for someone trying to get hired at GitHub? And what rate should web designer be asking for?” 

In this episode you will learn: 

• How Joel Califa prepares for an interview
• How to get hired at GitHub
• How much money a web designer makes
• Interviewing tips for getting hired as a web designer 
• Joel's favorite web design tools and apps
• Salary negotiating tips anyone can use!

 

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In this episode, Sahil Lavingia tells us how he learned Python, build Gumroad, as well as his advice for newbies stuck on choosing a programming language.

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This week I chat with Sahil Lavingia (Gumroad.com Founder) who spent years running a profitable business with millions of adorning customers — only to be told again and again that he was a huge failure.

In this episode, Sahil and I discuss the expectations of taking VC money, and the metrics for success (and failure) that startups must answer to.

Sahil begins, 

"In 2011, I left my job as the second employee at Pinterest — before I vested any of my stock — to work on what I thought would be my life’s work. I thought Gumroad would become a billion-dollar company, with hundreds of employees. It would IPO, and I would work on it until I died. Something like that. Needless to say, that didn’t happen. Now, it may look like I am in an enviable position, running a profitable, growing, low-maintenance software business serving adoring customers. But for years, I considered myself a failure. At my lowest point, I had to lay off 75 percent of my company, including many of my best friends. I had failed. It took me years to realize I was misguided from the outset. I no longer feel shame in the path I took to get to where I am today — but for a long time, I did. This is my journey, from the beginning." 

Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company

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WordPress development is in high demand! If you dream of launching a freelance web development career you'll want to know the basics of how to customize WordPress with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). 

In this episode, I chat with Elliot Condon — the creator of Advanced Custom Fields. You'll learn: How Elliot learned to code, How you can use WordPress + ACF to build amazing websites, and how to start a freelance career as a WordPress developer.  

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Melissa Lewis is a data reporter for Reveal, a Python teacher, the  organizer of PyLadies Portland and the Portland chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. 

Melissa is here to share her work as a data journalist who uses Python on the job. By the end you'll understand:

• What is data journalism?
• Why are Python and SQL great languages for data journalism?
• What skills does a data journalist need?
• Who is doing some of the best data journalism these days?

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Welcome to the Learn to Code Podcast here at One Month. Today on the show we have Zed Shaw. Zed is the author of Learn Python the Hard Way. and the popular website Learn Code the Hardway. 

In this episode, we'll be talking about how Zed learned to code, how to get the most out of his book series, and advice on next steps for after you complete Learn Python the Hard Way. 

In my chat with Zed Shaw we discuss:

• How Zed Shaw learned to code
• Why Zed named his book series "Learn to Code the Hard Way"
• Codecademy vs. Learn The Hard Way
• Ruby vs. Django vs. Vue.js

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Nathan Baschez (Product Hunt, Gimlet Media) is one of the most prolific people I know, having worked at half a dozen of the coolest startups I can think of, all in just the past ten years.   I first met Nathan back in 2012 while we were working at General Assembly in New York City. At the time General Assembly had just acquired Nathan's startup Dash — an early learn to code app much like Codecademy.   Since then Nathan has gone on to co-create Product Hunt, launch HardBound (a visual storytelling app), as well as dedicate his talents to Gimlet Media and Substack.

In my chat with Nathan we discuss: 

• How to design a career
• Strategies for choosing projects
• Behind the scenes of early days at General Assembly, and Product Hunt
• What it's like to work at Gimlet Media (home to the Reply All Podcast, Startup, and the CrimeTown Podcast)
• Tips for staying focused when learning to code for the first time

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