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Thank you for sharing this, Lance! I'm a "recovering actuary/Excel power user/Excel developer (shudder)" currently in Lambda School in their web development tra
by will_pseudonym 7y ago
Thank you for sharing this, Lance! I'm a "recovering actuary/Excel power user/Excel developer (shudder)" currently in Lambda School in their web development track.
I'm really enjoying watching the recording of your talk, and in addition to learning one way to build a spreadsheet, I'm also learning lots of good software development practices orthogonal to the specific project, which is great.
Again, thank you for sharing!
- lancefisher 7y agoThanks! Glad you like it!
- will_pseudonym 7y agoBy the way, I'm curious, how did the company you work(ed?) for in Missoula, MT, get started? I'm always interested when I come across software companies in non-megalopolises.
- lancefisher 7y agoThe three founders live here, and wanted to build a software company. They worked hard to make something people wanted, and raised money from the three Fs (friends, family, and fools). They applied to YC on a lark, actually got in, moved to Mountain View for 3 months, learned a ton and made good connections. After gaining traction in the market it was possible to raise from angels and then VCs. I believe you can build and sell software from anywhere if you have the drive and find a way to solve problems that people are willing to pay money to solve. Here's an article that talks more about it: https://missoulacurrent.com/business/2018/08/missoula-tech-submittable/ https://missoulacurrent.com/business/2018/08/missoula-tech-s...