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Publisher |: Joshua Dawson

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Interview,; Technology,; Web Development

Categories Via RSS |: Science,; Technology

Join me as I explore the culture behind being a self-taught developer. I will be interviewing many self-taught developers exploring their projects and stories. Along the way we hope to share our experiences and help those wanting to learn any type of development.

People |: Joshua Dawson (@joshuapdawson)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: IN
Premiere Date |: 2019-10-15
Frequency |: Periodic
Explicit |: No

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0 Available Episodes (4 Total) / Average duration: 00:37:57

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0 Available Episodes (4 Total)Average duration: 00:37:57

Nov 04, 2019

00:48:26

Mubashar Iqbal is best known for the mass amount of side projects he has built. Some projects have even gone on to be full-time jobs for others. Mubs talks about all aspects of SaaS. We cover product validation, Bussiness Side of SaaS, Larvel PHP, and his latest project PodHunt. Follow The Show: https://twitter.com/TSTDPodastFollow On Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaPDawsonConnect with Mubashar Iqbal https://twitter.com/mubashariqbalFounder: @podhuntappPodcast: @practicalfmBlog: @practicalmvpPortfolio: http://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal

Oct 15, 2019

00:37:14

Andrew Spears is a self-taught Android Developer. He has been working on a Magic The Gathering Android app called MT:G Assistant for the past 2 years. We talk about his journey learning Android development and experiences with his app. We end the show by talking about his app getting removed from the Google Play Store. It's a very interesting first episode. Follow On Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaPDawsonMT:G Assistant: https://www.facebook.com/mtgassistant/

Oct 15, 2019

00:30:57

Kyle McDonald is a front-end developer working in the windy city. He and several co-founder started IronMic, as service that generates websites for podcast. We talk about his experiences building IronMic and why he wanted to work with podcasters. We then shift gears and talk about product validation.Follow The Show: https://twitter.com/TSTDPodastFollow On Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaPDawsonConnect with Kyle McDonaldhttps://ironmic.fm https://kylemcd.com/https://twitter.com/DesignByKyle

Oct 15, 2019

00:35:12

Owen Conti built a SaaS product called Remote Auth. This product was designed to give other devs a jump start on their projects by providing built-in authentication, invoicing, and more. After spending several months on the project Owen came to the conclusion that the liability was to great. Owen was able to sell his product after several months of work. Follow On Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaPDawsonFollow Owen Contihttps://youtube.com/owenconti http://owenconti.com https://twitter.com/owenconti

Nov 04 | 00:48:26

Mubashar Iqbal - Developing 87 Side Projects and Founding PodHunt

Oct 15 | 00:37:14

Andrew Spears - Android Development - MT:G Assistant

Oct 15 | 00:30:57

Kyle McDonald - Building IronMic and Product Validation

Oct 15 | 00:35:12

Owen Conti - Selling A SaaS Product - Remote Auth

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