Good Sense

This was originally published on the Lean Startup Circle blog. Almost everyone has an idea for the best product ever. All they need to do is build it and the users will come. I was guilty of that too. Over time I learned that an idea alone isn’t enough and how important customer discovery is […]

Wow, yesterday was super unproductive for me. I was just having one of those off days. You know you get down into writing code thinking you’re gonna go on a a tear. But you just never get into the zone. I fully believe developers can get into hot and cold streaks just like basketball or […]

I frequently get asked for advice about how to become a freelancer developer. It’s dead simple. A client needs a web application built. You know how to build it. They pay you for it. You just need to put effort into understanding the entire freelancing process. Through my office hours I’ve talked to freelancers and consultants […]

Today, I’m actually eating ramen. Shin Ramyun, the fancy Korean ramen. Not that cheap Maruchan Ramen or Nissin Top Ramen crap. I even poached an egg in the soup. It was delicious. Before becoming ramen profitable I was quite stressed. I constantly worried about money. The leaky faucet, also known as my bank account, just wouldn’t […]

Manuel Medina wrote a great article on the common traits of unusually effective freelancers. This particular section really resonated with me: Effectives Freelancers are genuinely interested in the larger problem set. Effective Freelancers read up on the target company they will be working with. They study the company and its competitors. They develop a genuine […]

I had a phone call today with a company that needed Rails instructors for their upcoming Rails course. I knew the number of candidates for this type of gig was extremely small so I bumped up my confidence. You need to not have a regular job (I’m a terrible employee). You need to love Rails (I’m […]

During my office hours with Fred Ngo he asked a really great question — How do you land a gig where the employer is okay with you being remote? Working remotely is nothing new. Talented developers have been working remotely at large companies, small companies, agencies, startups or as freelancers since the internet became fast enough. […]

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