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If you can go back in time what advice would you give to yourself on the start of your tech journey?
Product Hunters share what you would say to your past self and how do you think it will affect your journey.
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@atik_hossain It does give you a lot of value when you have someone to provide advice.
@atik_hossain you are absolutely right. i remember when i started coding, i had to learn more than 5 programming languages because i didn't know exactly which one will be suited for what i wanted to be.
@atik_hossain so true. And mentors can make a huge difference but it’s hard to finde the ones that fit best for your needs
@ebenezer_benson I am but a humble starter, not sure if I qualify to mentor someone yet :P
BUT, feel free to connect with me, I will do my best in whatever way I can
@suyash_chaudhari The 80/20 rule is what I use for this! If it's 80% there, then that's good enough as a starting point.
Documenting my learnings, Cultivating a habit of documenting my learnings as my progress on my tech journey. By creating a comprehensive knowledge repository, you not only solidify your understanding but also enable continuous growth and improvement.
Work on your sales skills and build a community around a topic you are highly engaged in.
I would have been more involved in sales. I believe it's a skill that would help you no matter which field you are in.
3 Startup and Venture Capital Learnings
- Pick your battles (like, seriously, don't sweat the small things)
- Learn coding, even as a non-techie
- Don't complicate things. Simple ideas isn't equal to basic/bad
As a non-technical founder, I have 2 pain points:
1. Slow product shipping - I often find myself relying on external developers to bring my vision to life. This can lead to delays in product delivery as I navigate the coordination and communication involved.
2. Overdependence - while I enjoy managing and delegating tasks to my team, I tend to become dependent on others for critical aspects of the business.
That said, I should have learned to code so that if have new ideas right off the bat, I can easily launch a working prototype or MVP to validate PMF.
No-code tools is the way to go but if I’d be given the chance, I would choose to learn to code in the traditional way.
1. be open to continuous learning and personal growth;
2. don't be afraid to take risks and make mistakes;
Anything is possible!! I'm believing more in this with age. This advice would have paced up my journey
Fuck-ups are ok. They give you the most memorable lessons. Surround yourself with people with high emotional intelligence.
I would have started launching on Product Hunt a long time ago! We are launching today for the first time (Burnout Bot) and it's been a wild ride/lots of learning.
If we would have started launching on PH years ago when we started tinkering, we may have had a huge following by now!
I'd start straight away to learn a complimentary skill to tech, like business, public speaking, marketing.
Might sound weird. But since you have asked about starting "tech journey", here you go.
Tech isn't all tech. It also consists of other functions like design, marketing, sales, operations, and so much more. Something that most people who do not have much idea about how tech companies work don't know. This is very much true and widespread in tier 2 and 3 cities of India if I am right.
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