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The Entrepreneurial Coder Podcast

Ryan Chenkiewww.ecpodcast.io
An interview show where I talk to programmers, developers, and coders of all types who have gone into business for themselves. I find out the secrets to their success so you can make the move into an entrepreneurial pursuit yourself.
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#16 - Daniel Vassallo - Why I Left a $500k/year Job at AWS to Work For Myself

Daniel is a software engineer and entrepreneur who recently took the plunge to go independent. Before that, he was with Amazon for 8 years where he worked on building tools for developers and was handsomely rewarded, getting up to a half million dollar per year salary prior to leaving. Daniel lives with his family in Seattle where he is now focusing on his startup, Encrypted.dev, a platform allowing developers to build applications with end-to-end user encryption. Daniel's Links Daniel's Website...

Oct 22, 201956 minEp. 16

#15 - Joel Hooks - The Benefits of Building a Calm Company

Joel is a software developer living outside Portland, OR who is passionate about home educating his 5 kids. Joel helps run egghead.io, the internet’s best resource for teaching developers modern programming. When not running egghead or hanging out with his family, Joel likes to read, cook, and spend time with his local community of friends. Joel's Links Joel's Website Joel's Twitter Understanding by Design Company of One by Paul Jarvis StripePress Books The Personal MBA 30x500 Stacking the Brick...

Sep 24, 201938 minEp. 15

#14 - Kitze - Github Stars Won't Pay Your Rent

Kitze is a JavaScript developer and founder of React Academy where he teaches React and GraphQL around the world. He's the maker of Sizzy - the browser for designers and developers and he's documenting his journey building Sizzy on YouTube. He’s made products like JSUI, Twizzy, Lucky Retweet, OK Google, and more. Kitze's Links GitHub stars won't pay your rent Sizzy Twizzy...

Sep 11, 201954 minEp. 14

#13 - Sean Grove - What It's Like to Go Through Y Combinator, Twice

Sean is a software engineer turned startup founder who has gone through Y-Combinator twice - first in the summer of 2011 with a company called Bushido, and more recently in Summer of 2018 with a company called OneGraph. In the gap, he ran engineering for a payments company, gave dozens of conference talks, contributed to several open-source projects, tinkered with NES emulators, and started meetup groups in San Francisco for ClojureScript, ReasonML, and GraphQL. Sean's Links OneGraph OneGraph Pr...

Aug 26, 201956 minEp. 13

#12 - Jason Resnick - How to Network and Stand Out by Serving

Jason's Bio Jason Resnick helps freelancers discover their niche, plan out and market themselves to build recurring revenue, and stay in the feast. So that they can live the life that they want and ultimately reach the goals of why they started their own business in the first place. He has run his own web development business since 2010 helping established online businesses, increase sales through optimization, conversion, and behavioral strategy. He does this through on-site personalization, em...

Jul 24, 201954 minEp. 12

#11 - Chris Ferdinandi - Building an Audience by Being Consistent

Chris's Bio Chris Ferdinandi helps people learn vanilla JavaScript. He believes there’s a simpler, more resilient way to make things for the web. Chris is the author of the Vanilla JS Pocket Guide series, creator of the Vanilla JS Academy training program, and host of the Vanilla JS Podcast. His developer tips newsletter is read by thousands of developers each weekday. He’s taught developers at organizations like Chobani and the Boston Globe, and his JavaScript plugins have been used by Apple an...

Jul 11, 20191 hr 2 minEp. 11

#10 - Nader Dabit - How to Be a Prosperous Software Consultant

Nader Dabit is a web and mobile developer currently working as a Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services. He's also the founder of React Native Training, the author of React Native In Action, & the creator of React Native Elements and an aspiring futurist. When he's not programming he's probably traveling, spending time with his family, or reading. Nader's Links React Native in Action React Native Training React Native Elements 21 Lessons for the 21st Century AWS AppSync...

Jun 25, 201955 minEp. 10

#9 - Jeff Cross - Leaving Google and The Secrets of Enterprise Sales

Jeff Cross is the CEO of Nrwl (Narwhal), where he works with the world's best companies to develop highly-collaborative software engineering organizations. Prior to Narwhal, Jeff was one of the early members of the Angular team at Google and tech lead of the Angular Mobile team. Jeff's Links Nrwl

Jun 12, 201943 minEp. 9

#8 - Chris Sevilleja - How to Build Traffic and Generate Revenue for Your Blog

Chris is a full stack developer from Las Vegas, NV and is the founder of the popular web development tutorial site Scotch.io. He is a Google Developer Expert in web technologies and is a frequent live-coder on Twitch. When not coding he can be found rolling up the Vegas strip in his Model 3 or squatting, bench-pressing, or deadlifting major weight. Chris's Links Scotch.io Twitter Twitch Syndicate The 10 Things We Built on Twitch in March...

Jun 05, 201959 minEp. 8

#7 - Justin Jackson - The Ups and Downs of Building a SaaS

Justin the co-founder of Transistor.fm, a podcast hosting and analytics platform. He's worked with SaaS companies since 2008, mostly as a Product Manager. Justin also runs a community for bootstrappers called MegaMaker. Justin's Links Justin's Website Justin on Twitter Build Your SaaS Transistor.fm on Baremetrics Rewardful Affiliate Links Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Josh Pigford's Spreadsheet of Projects Screely Atomic Habits by James Clear...

May 06, 201951 minEp. 7

#6 - Eric Elliott - Effective and Impactful Content Marketing

Eric Elliott is a distributed systems expert, and author of the books "Programming JavaScript Applications" and "Composing Software". He builds and advises development teams for crypto projects, and has contributed to software experiences for Adobe Systems, Zumba Fitness, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN, BBC, and top recording artists including Usher, Frank Ocean, Metallica, and many more. He spends most of his time in the San Francisco Bay Area with the most beautiful woman in the world. Eric's L...

Apr 15, 20191 hr 3 minEp. 6

#5 - Jesse Sanders - Building and Scaling a Consultancy

Jesse is the founder and CEO of BrieBug Software and an Angular Google Developer Expert (GDE). He regularly speaks around the world on Angular and related web technologies to inform and inspire developers on how to build the next generation of web applications. He regularly teaches workshops on Angular fundamentals, NgRx, and advanced Angular topics. He specializes in architecting systems using Angular for enterprise clients to help them achieve their goals. When not working, he enjoys spending ...

Mar 28, 201950 minEp. 5

#4 - Jeff Whelpley - How to Experiment with Startups

Jeff Whelpley is the CTO and co-founder of GetHuman, one of the most popular websites in the world for customer service information and tools. He is also a Google Developer Expert and a leader in the tech community, organizing a number of local meetups in Boston and speaking at many different tech conferences around the globe. Jeff's Sites GetHuman Swish User Interviews VendorSmith hipmatic ngclub...

Mar 11, 20191 hr 8 minEp. 4

#3 - Tracy Lee - From Startup Exit to Building a Top-Tier Consultancy

Tracy is the Co-Founder of This Dot Labs, a consultancy helping teams build front end applications and is focused on hiring women. She is also a Google Developer Expert, RxJS Core Team member, a Women Techmakers Lead, and a frequent keynote speaker at conferences. She heads up Community Relations at Node Foundation, is the host of the Modern Web podcast, organizer of This.JavaScript, Contributor Days, Google Developer Group Silicon Valley and Triangle, and RxWorkshop. You can find her on Twitter...

Feb 26, 201950 minEp. 3

#2 - Brad Hussey - How to Get Freelancing Freedom

A web developer by trade, Brad is an entrepreneur and educator who lives in Southern Alberta with his wife and two children. He teaches people how to get their start in the world of web design, and has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn how to design and code beautiful websites. Brad's mission is to teach aspiring entrepreneurs how to start a business they are passionate about; one that achieves freedom and abundance for themselves and their families, and he does this through his tra...

Feb 11, 20191 hr 21 minEp. 2

#1 - Adam Wathan - Creating and Launching Courses for Developers

Adam is a full-stack developer and entrepreneur from Canada. He's an active contributor in the Laravel and Vue communities, the host of the Full Stack Radio podcast, and the creator of Tailwind CSS. He runs his own business creating books and courses for other developers full-time. Links Blog Posts The $61,392 Book Launch That Let Me Quit My Job Adam's Books Refactoring UI Test-Driven Laravel Refactoring to Collections Software Adam Uses ConvertKit (Email Marketing)...

Jan 30, 20191 hr 3 minEp. 1
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