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Learn to Code With Me

The Learn to Code With Me podcast, created by Laurence Bradford, is for aspiring techies and self-taught coders looking to transition into the tech industry. Want actionable insights on how you can get paid for your coding skills? Then you're in the right place!
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Now displaying: October, 2019
The End of Season 6 0
Oct 16, 2019

As the sixth season of the Learn to Code With Me podcast comes to an end, I share a few updates about what’s coming up over the next few months.

S6E20: What It Takes to Launch a Successful Side Hustle 0
Oct 15, 2019

Tommy Griffith has been doing search engine optimization for more than 10 years. He was previously managed SEO at PayPal and Airbnb, and now runs ClickMinded, a digital marketing training platform for marketers and entrepreneurs. Tommy started ClickMinded as a side project while working full-time at Airbnb. He grew it until it started generating more revenue than his annual salary. Two years ago, he quit Airbnb to go full-time on it and ran into a number of problems in trying to grow the business from there.

In this episode, we discuss…

  • The sacrifices it takes to make a side gig work
  • How to get the first customers for your side gig
  • The right time to leave your full-time job to go all-in on your side gig

Learn more about Tommy and what we discussed on the Learn to Code With Me website.

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S6E19: An Introduction to Open Source Projects for Beginners 0
Oct 8, 2019

Safia Abdalla is an open source developer, writer, and a software engineer at Microsoft and she also co-hosts the BookBytes podcast, a fortnightly book club for developers. She’s passionate about bringing people together to build great things and using storytelling to share knowledge.

In this episode, we discuss…

  • How to get into open source development
  • What makes a good open source project to start with
  • Whether open source contributions can help you get a job
  • How to transition from contributor to maintainer

Learn more about Safia and what we discussed on the Learn to Code With Me website.

S6E18: Etsy Data Engineering Director Shares Her Experience of Inclusion in Tech 0
Oct 1, 2019

Jenn Clevenger is Etsy's Data Engineering Director. In this role, she leads engineering teams in charge of Big Data platforms, Business insights infrastructure and Data Integrations. These teams provide data products and services to internal stakeholders including Analytics, Data Science, Product and Marketing organizations at Etsy.

In this episode, we discuss…

  • Job-hunting/career-building when pregnant
  • What a day in the life of a data engineering director looks like
  • How to create an inclusive workplace and culture
  • How to identify inclusive companies when job-hunting

Learn more about Jenn and what we discussed on the Learn to Code With Me website.

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