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If you can go back in time what advice would you give to yourself on the start of your tech journey?
Product Hunters share what you would say to your past self and how do you think it will affect your journey.
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I'd start straight away to learn a complimentary skill to tech, like business, public speaking, marketing.
Fuck-ups are ok. They give you the most memorable lessons. Surround yourself with people with high emotional intelligence.
I used to have the shiny things chasing syndrome. I used to build so many different things and left them when completed while regretted why I'm not progressing.
I'd rather suggest my younger one to stick to something for a long period of time when see value in it, show up consistently - everyday and try to make it better to solve someone's problem.
The boring things often are the best strategy to grow faster.
Invest in Bitcoin :D
But seriously, always say yes, don't be afraid to ask and get out of your comfort zone.
Might sound weird. But since you have asked about starting "tech journey", here you go.
Tech isn't all tech. It also consists of other functions like design, marketing, sales, operations, and so much more. Something that most people who do not have much idea about how tech companies work don't know. This is very much true and widespread in tier 2 and 3 cities of India if I am right.
3 Startup and Venture Capital Learnings
- Pick your battles (like, seriously, don't sweat the small things)
- Learn coding, even as a non-techie
- Don't complicate things. Simple ideas isn't equal to basic/bad
You’ll have to be tenacious, energetic, kind, open, and flexible. You’ll have to be able to take a lot of hits but to get right back up and keep going. You’ll be focused on the goal but you also have to live in the moment. Did I mention that you’ll have to be tenacious?
Pick a language and stick to it. I learned a lot of different languages at the start of my journey, but in turn I wasn't "good" at any of them. Have realized it's better to just stick with a single stack and get really deep into it. There's so much in a language past its surface level that you could spend your entire career working in a single language and still have things to learn.
I would have started launching on Product Hunt a long time ago! We are launching today for the first time (Burnout Bot) and it's been a wild ride/lots of learning.
If we would have started launching on PH years ago when we started tinkering, we may have had a huge following by now!
Work on your sales skills and build a community around a topic you are highly engaged in.
If I had the opportunity to go back in time, I would humbly and politely advise myself to embrace the journey of continuous learning and growth. I would remind myself to stay open-minded, be curious, and never shy away from seeking guidance and mentorship. It's crucial to value collaboration, embrace failures as learning opportunities, and always strive for personal and professional development.
I had to think a little bit to answer this one. It would be
1. Share as much of your knowledge as you can. Write, blog, tutorials, advise, mistakes etc. Share with the world. It doesn't have to be perfect, just share
2. Build a career; work for a really good company and try to climb up the ladder there. Unfortunately not possible for startups so don't spend too long at startups
3. Network like crazy.
@theterminalguy Yeah careers in startups are not very awesome, but are very rewarding if you get into right one...
Don't overcomplicate things, and getting something done is better than getting it perfect.
I don't dwell on the past or second-guess My tech journey.
I just enjoy it.
Remember, it's just the beginning.
Although 13 billion years may seem like a vast amount of time to us, it's merely a small fraction of the world's history. Let's focus on moving forward.
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