jasonswett

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   by jasonswett 12y ago

   The code isn't necessarily the relevant thing. My early Rails code was terrible, but my manufactured experience WAS "commercial" experience, since I had real users (in some cases paying users).
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   by jasonswett 12y ago

   That's one of my favorite books. You could also say that this is an application of Be Proactive (decide what technologies you want to learn rather than only using the technologies handed to you) and Begin With The End In Mind (I eventu
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   by jasonswett 12y ago

   You can come pretty close. For example, I spend maybe 15-20 hours teaching myself AngularJS, and then the next AngularJS work I did was paid work. Also, if you get a job where you have at least partial control over the technologies you use,
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   by jasonswett 12y ago

   Thanks. Didn't expect to make first page. Working on getting the actual site back up.
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   How to Get a Job Using a Technology You Don't Know(jasonswett.net)

   51 points by jasonswett 12y ago|32 comments
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   by jasonswett 13y ago

   That's actually a pretty good point. Networking is a more effective way to get work than just scanning craigslist, although I can see why you might call these tips "shortcuts" since from the perspective of a naive job seeker
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   by jasonswett 13y ago

   This stuff is mostly consistent with what I've found to be effective. I would also really emphasize the effectiveness of learning about your prospective employer, not just the company but the actual individuals in it. Demonstrating tha
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   by jasonswett 13y ago

   From what app is the screenshot in slide 25?
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   by jasonswett 13y ago

   I'd like to point out that $25 is probably not too much to pay for a book that might earn you an extra $X,000-$X00,000 over the course of the rest your career. There's of course a chance that you could read this book and increase
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    by jasonswett 13y ago

    I assume the author of the announcement wrote the example code with the longshot hope that some Stripe users would say, "Hey, I guess I'll send Amber Feng three thousand bucks, just to see if this works." Takeaway point: always write code e
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    I think Rob Walling's "What the Hell Does a 'Business Guy' Do?" article does a good job of answering the question. Link: http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/04/19/what-the-hell-does-a... After reading this article, I thought, "Okay, 'busine
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    The article has a pretty good point. I might add that a potentially better way to improve your speed/effectiveness is to deliberately take time to regularly sharpen the saw. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/03/sharpening-the-saw....
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Exactly!!!!
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Those are all three good ideas. Thanks.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Thanks for the tip. I'll check that file out.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Yeah, I really need to fix the plan thing. Didn't catch that until people pointed it out on here. Good suggestion on Twilio, too. That's actually on my list.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Thanks. That's a good idea to put a person on the front page and I hadn't really considered that.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Good point. I used to have a demo but I killed it when I redesigned the site. Need to clean up that artefact.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    You're absolutely right on with your first three points. Thanks for highlighting those things for me. To address your fourth point, I do share that concern, although I do feel pretty good about the market. I've physically visited several do
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Thanks. I didn't know about the iPad problem, so I'll have to look at that. Thanks for the kind words as well.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Thanks. I had not heard of Bootswatch. Will check it out.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Good points, and I like your copy better than what I wrote. Thanks!
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    I've been working on my startup, Snip, for about two years and I have a few customers. I've been learning more about internet marketing and I just rebuilt Snip's website. Any thoughts/criticism/advice is very much appreciated!
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    Rate My Startup: Snip(sniphq.com)

    36 points by jasonswett 14y ago|44 comments
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    Also important: when I want to have a chunk of productivity, I close email and don't check Twitter/FB/Reddit/HN or anything like that. I'm obviously not trying very hard to be productive right at the moment.
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    I often do the same thing as you, where I get up early (6ish for me) and do a couple hours of work before the start of the actual workday. The most important part to me is to make sure that I'm only doing things that actually matter. So whe
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    by jasonswett 14y ago

    You might be right about that. I'd like to offer another perspective, though: if you get into the habit of quickly replying to all emails, I think your clients will develop an expectation that you'll always quickly reply to emails, which it