**🔥 From War Zones to Code Wars: Mirko’s Unfiltered Journey Through Tech’s Darkest Truths**

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**💡 Key Takeaways:**

- **🌍 A Life of Battles:** Mirko’s journey from war-torn Croatia to corporate America—proving resilience isn’t just a skill, it’s a survival tactic.
- **🚀 Bootcamp Betrayal:** Why even the “best” coding bootcamps leave you drowning in copied GitHub repos—and how Mirko escaped the trap.
- **🤯 The Hidden Cost of Coding:** Spoiler: It’s not about the code. The brutal reality of networking, influence, and selling yourself in tech.
- **🛠️ From Chemical Tech to Tech Whisperer:** How Mirko hacked his way into project management using coding as a Trojan horse.
- **🎯 The Anti-Bootcamp Secret:** Why mentorship beats sprint deadlines—and how to filter out the BS in a world obsessed with “just learn to code.”
- **💥 Enemies to Allies:** The shocking moment Mirko turned a workplace rival into his coding mentor—proof that tech is 80% psychology.

**🚨 Hard Truths You Can’t Ignore:**
- “Coding is not enough. Hell no.” — Why engineers fail without *human* skills.
- The AI hype trap: How to spot lies and weaponize *real* tech trends.
- Why struggling = progress (and how to stop fearing the dark days).

**🔮 Mirko’s Final Warning:**
“Don’t think about the next job—think 5 jobs ahead. Or you’ll stay stuck forever.”

**💬 Why This Matters to YOU:**
If you’ve ever doubted your place in tech, felt crushed by bootcamp promises, or secretly feared AI will steal your future—Mirko’s story is your blueprint to fight back.

**🎧 Listen now—before the gatekeepers delete this episode.**

*(P.S. The best coders don’t just write code… they rewrite the rules. Which side are you on?)*