Send us a textIn this episode, we speak with Chris Ferdinandi. Chris helps people learn vanilla JavaScript at gomakethings.com, and believes there’s a simpler, more resilient way to make things for the web. His developer tips newsletter is read by thousands of developers each weekday.  Chris and I talked about his journey, how to make a career transition to web development, how Chris found his niche in vanilla JS and ended up working for himself, and much more. Enjoy!LinksGo Make ThingsResources from this episode SPAs were a mistakeChris' TwitterShameless PlugsJunior to Senior (use code DVY100 to access the course for free)Parsitydev30.xyzPeter's YouTube channelShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textEvery few weeks, we (Aaron and Peter) do an episode where we catch up, talk about what we’re each doing and what we’re learning.On this episode we talk through:An update on Peter’s life as a self-employed contractorAaron’s side-gig, devMint (Web3/Crypto Code School)How the economic downturn is affecting bootcamp grads and hiringWhat it means to embrace process over results.Enjoy!Shameless PlugsParsitydev30.xyzdevMintJunior to Senior (use code DVY100 to access the course for free)Peter's YouTube channelShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textIn this episode, we speak with Jake Gaba. Jake is a student at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, and the owner of Indifferent Broccoli, a video game server hosting and rental company that he bought while taking a year’s leave of absence from Stanford. In this episode, Jake and I talk about how he narrowed down his criteria for acquiring a business, the fateful Google search that led him to his first acquisition, his unique process for interviewing interns, what playing video games can teach us about business, and more. LinksIndifferent Broccoli Will Kwan's YouTube ChannelWill's video on the sale of 7D2D Server HostingShameless PlugsJunior to Senior (use code DVY100 to access the course for free)Parsitydev30.xyzPeter's YouTube channelShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textNathan and Doug just graduated from a coding bootcamp, but instead of grinding it out to find their first Junior Software Engineer position, they started a Web3 software development agency where to build custom crypto/web3 apps for companies.In this episode, we interview Nathan and Doug to hear their story and learn how you might be able to follow a similar path.Shameless PlugsBuild Learn Web3 Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dxiqn3XLMXsWWm6w0do5o?si=2f65b9f239c24f5bParsity: https://parsity.io/dev30: https://dev30.xyz/devMint: https://devmint.xyz/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textIn this episode we speak with Maria Lamardo. After unexpectedly entering tech, Maria developed a specialty in accessibility engineering and also began speaking at conferences and organizing local communities. Maria eventually started speaking on global stages and also got her current job, which is completely focused on accessibility.In this conversation, Maria and I talk about her story, how she developed a specialty, low hanging accessibility fruit that engineering teams can implement, the value of public speaking, and more. Enjoy!Find Maria OnlineTwitter: https://twitter.com/MariaLamardo LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marialamardo/Shameless PlugsParsity: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textWhat makes some bootcamp students successful, and others flop? In this episode, we argue that successful students embrace “process over results”.Specifically, we’ll walk through 4 areas that successful students focus on how they embrace that “process”. These areas are their:SkillsHabitsNetworkMindsetParsity:https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textAfter you've had your first engineering job for a while, you may start wondering about how to take the next step in your career. The thing is, approaches for getting promoted often aren't obvious or discussed.In this episode, we talk about the best strategy I've found for getting promoted. By taking advantage of a technique that most rarely practice, you can stand out and take on greater leadership at work. LinksYou Are Your Own Best Hype PersonShameless PlugsParsity: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textIn today’s episode we’re going to be talking with Andre Elmoznino Laufer who currently works as a Lead Software Engineer in Stockholm, Sweden. Andre was a student at the very first bootcamp Aaron launched in 2016 and since then has worked his way to where he is now but taking risks and being confident.As you’ll hear, Andre is full of out the box advice on landing your first job after a bootcamp and advancing your career for years after. Enjoy!Links Andre's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreelmoznino/Shameless Plugs: dev30 (starts July 25!): https://www.dev30.xyz/ Aaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/ Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a textBuilding your own projects is the single best way to improve and reinforce your development skills. But, often, it's hard to know what to build or where to even start. In this episode, we talk about how to generate ideas for side projects, and how to find the motivation to complete them. We'll talk about why projects are important, why not to do projects, and Peter's simple framework for finding ideas. Referenced EpisodesThe Best Strategy for Learning to CodeShameless PlugsAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

Send us a text3.5 years ago, Justin had never written on LinkedIn, but since then his 1-person business has done nearly $1.5M in revenue, with 98% margins, and he’s done this primarily based off his 230k+ LinkedIn followers.What’s his secret? Creating LinkedIn content with systems he’s developed.In this episode, Justin will walk us through how to build on LinkedIn and create a following with minimal time commitment and 0 prior writing experience, even as a beginner!Justin’s LinkedIn Coursehttps://www.justinwelsh.me/a/2147505019/e9trWtpkThe Saturday Solopreneur https://www.justinwelsh.me/Shameless PlugsAaron's Code School: https://parsity.io/Peter's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/peterelbaumShameless Plugs(NEW) The Inner Circle - a highly customized program to take you from 0 to hired 🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers (limited to 15 people per quarter) ​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2025 and get a massive discount to Parsity Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another CourseSerious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️