Hello Reader, I’m excited to share something I’ve been working on that I think you’re going to love! I just released The Ultimate SaaS MVP Planning Template—a powerful tool designed to help you take your MVP from idea to launch, all within Notion. This template will help you plan, build, and launch your MVP with clarity and focus. What You’ll Get: Step-by-Step Guidance: Follow fillable templates for each stage of the MVP journey, from idea validation to a post-MVP roadmap. Visual Planning:...
16 days ago • 1 min read
Building a strong, cohesive team on a tight budget is crucial for startup founders. It’s essential to build a team with a purpose. A few years ago, at my 9-to-5 job, we noticed our developers were context-switching between development, requirement gathering, stakeholder updates, and support tasks. To eliminate this issue, we created a new position to handle the non-technical activities, allowing developers to focus on coding. A new person who would handle customer interactions, requirement...
6 months ago • 1 min read
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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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...
7 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!...
7 months ago • 1 min read