Hello Reader, Being an entrepreneur is a calling, not just a job. It requires resilience and the ability to make things work. You start with a small idea and grow it into something beyond your imagination. It is that simple. Or not. Because as much as you own the idea, you need to support it to grow. One key way to support your growing idea is to involve others and delegate some of the work to them, especially if, like me, you have a 9-5 job on the side. One of the things I learned in my...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Your ability to communicate your ideas and accomplishments is crucial to standing out and getting noticed. Most developers assume your manager is responsible for noticing your work and recognizing you for it.Unfortunately, this does not happen always.You often don’t get the expected reward, which makes you feel sad and betrayed.But instead of solely relying on others for praise and recognition of your work, take it into your own hands and start communicating your achievements and...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Dear Reader, Do you know that you are making an enormous mistake? Are you trusting your manager solely for your career planning? Trust me, if you are doing this, you are holding back yourself.Your manager might be the best person in the world, but he is not the best person to guide your professional growth. Why is that? Most managers in tech climb up to their positions after years as successful developers. They have an incredible problem-solving mindset.However, they usually don't get formal...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Today, I will share four ways to skyrocket your salary with your growing skills. Many developers face a career growth risk when they stay with their employer for more than 2-3 years. You have enhanced your skills—learned new languages, mastered new tools and frameworks—yet your salary marginally increased. A mere 3% annual raise! Your value has increased significantly, but your compensation hasn’t caught up. It’s frustrating and far from fair, considering all your hard work over...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Dear developers, First of all, I feel ashamed. I haven't sent valuable content on a regular basis, and that is on me. This email is my way of saying sorry and promising it will change. My mission is to help you get recognized, enhance your professional image and earn more money. From now on, you can expect three emails per week. And in the future, I might even send daily emails. What does it mean for you? I will share my two decades of experience in helping my team of developers climb the...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Today, I released 6th episode of the Career Journey podcast. In this episode, Kelvin, a developer & entrepreneur from Nigeria, shares why he left his job to become an entrepreneur. Kelvin is on his way to building a 1.2m business. Kelvin’s mission as a web development consultant is to make web development teams Ship less JavaScript™️. Join me to hear about his incredible journey. Please let me know your feedback and if you want me to ask any specific questions in the next...
6 months ago • 1 min read
✨Launching the Career Leap Toolkit! 🚀 A comprehensive resource designed for developers to boost their careers with step-by-step playbooks on essential topics such as building an impactful online presence, crafting a standout portfolio website, and creating compelling projects for your portfolio.The best part? It is FREE and Open Source.What's Inside: ✨Build Online Presence in 5 Days✨Build Solid Project in 5 Days✨Planning Templates✨Note-Taking Templates✨ResourcesStart your career leap today!...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Today, I released 5th episode of the Career Journey podcast. In this episode, I asked Pratyush why he pursued a master's degree in the USA and how he secured his first programming job at a US-based financial startup. It has many practical pieces of advice you could use to get your first job, especially how Pratyush used his open-source contributions to build relationships with a CTO. Please let me know your feedback and if you want me to ask any specific questions in the next...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I'm leading a software development team to build a grocery management system in just six weeks. Our Project Team In Dallas Software Developers Cohort The goal is to provide every team member with real-world software development experience they can share during their job interviews and secure a high-paying job. In this email, I'll take you through our journey of developing a grocery management system. I'll cover how we got started, chose our project, decided on the tech stack,...
7 months ago • 5 min read