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1kevgriff··on Leaving the Dev Community a Better Place
In this episode, we have an insightful conversation with Tim Corey, a seasoned developer turned YouTube content creator with 25+ years of experience. Tim shares how he ventured from a software development consultant to an IT Director. He then started creating free training resources for easy software development learning through YouTube and paid courses. He dives deeper into finding the work-life balance, handling consulting while managing a day job, and dealing with job loss. Additionally, he unveils his experience in teaching C# for college students, leading to his YouTube journey. He also talks about his hiring process, emphasizing hiring the weaknesses and finding your unique business value. Lastly, Tim shares wisdom on perseverance in the face of challenges and where to find his free content for software development learning.
1kevgriff··on "Developer's Aren't Allergic to Marketing" – Multithreaded Income Episode 14
In this episode, Kevin interviews Michael Buckbee, a tech entrepreneur with an exciting journey from starting as a self-taught developer to creating successful SaaS businesses. Buckbee shares his approach to 'content engineering' and discusses how he strategically stacked 'bricks' through various side projects, improving his skills and creating revenue. He advises tech professionals interested in becoming entrepreneurs and details the unique marketing tactics that netted him great success at RailsWorld.
1kevgriff··on Show HN: SaveSlack – create searchable knowledgebase from your Slack community
kbclip was my immediate thought too! It's such a cool tool, everyone should check it out.
1kevgriff··on Bullet Train: Open-source feature flagging
Brand confusion... yay.
1kevgriff··on Pizza for a user group meeting? Your attendees already hate you
Thanks all for the comments. I've recently updated the post to reflect a couple points.

http://kevgriffin.com/user-group-food/

1kevgriff··on Kung Fury (Official Movie)
"Kung Fury is an over-the-top 80’s action comedy that was crowd funded through Kickstarter. It features Kung Fury, a Kung Fu renegade cop who travels back in time to kill his Nemesis, Hitler. The film features nazis, dinosaurs, vikings and cheesy one-liners. "
1kevgriff··on Show HN: SWAPI – A Star Wars API
Signed up. This is going to be great for conference demos.