Entrepreneur turned developer Ryan Talbert shares his journey from being scammed by a developer to breaking into tech. He breaks down the interview process into four stages to pinpoint where you fail and improve. Learn how to make learning to code more manageable and rewarding, and get insights on acing job interviews with tips on resume optimization and practicing technical skills.
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Herd Map Scam
Ryan Talbert's app idea, Herd Map, was inspired by wanting to experience cities like a local.
He hired a developer who scammed him, using his server for phishing and costing him his savings.
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Silver Lining
Getting scammed motivated Ryan to learn to code to avoid middlemen and build his own projects.
He views negative experiences as potential catalysts for growth, referencing a Zen master story.
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First Tech Role
Gain professional coding experience even if the initial job isn't ideal for long -term goals.
Sometimes, getting your foot in the door and building a resume is crucial for future opportunities.
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Meet Ryan Talbert 🇺🇸! Ryan studied entrepreneurship and had an idea for an app. To build it, he hired a developer who scammed him and used his server for phishing! But that was also the best thing that could've happened: Today, Ryan is a developer, passionate about JavaScript, and helping other career switchers break into tech. Oh, and he wrote a book!
In this episode, Ryan shares his story and many things he's learned along the way. Ryan will teach you how to break the process of applying and interviewing for a job into smaller steps and improve them one by one - and some of his strategies are pretty novel, even after more than 160 episodes of our podcast! Ryan's approach divides the interview process into four stages. This way, you can pinpoint the exact part of it where you fail, and work on it without distractions.
You will also learn how to make learning to code more manageable and rewarding for yourself - because the more you win, the more you will win. Ryan also describes how he got his first coding job: he told the hiring manager the company wasn't right for him, but they wanted to hire him anyway, and he eventually agreed - because he had a good reason to do so.
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