DiscoverBackend Banter#067 - How to Be Better than 96.487% of Developers
#067 - How to Be Better than 96.487% of Developers

#067 - How to Be Better than 96.487% of Developers

Update: 2024-08-19
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In today’s episode, we bring back Aaron Francis. If you haven’t watched our previous episode with him, he is a software developer, fellow content creator and co-founder of Try Hard Studios. In the past he’s been an accountant at a Big 4 but now he focuses on Laravel, web development and all things business and video.




This episode will step away from the usual tech focused content and we’ll talk a bit more about the business side of things, how you have to balance entertainment and education when creating courses, Aaron’s High Performance SQLite course, building a personal brand through the discomfort of centering it around yourself, how good presentation matters and how proactiveness puts you miles ahead of the majority, so stay tuned!




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Aaron's Website: https://aaronfrancis.com/


High Performance SQLite: https://highperformancesqlite.com/


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Timestamps:


00:00 Intro


01:32 Podcast listening going up when having a kid


02:25 Podcast about earning the first million


08:54 You have to choose the entertainment vs education levels


10:37 You have to shape your material to the platforms


16:40 Long hour videos vs 2 minute ones


20:16 Are the videos in the High Performance SQLite in linear order?


24:19 Figuring out the metrics


28:06 Building courses on other domains


31:46 Building brands is difficult


35:55 quick disclaimer


36:30 Personal brand vs company


37:57 Is this sellable?


40:23 Do you need an audience?


44:26 The strategy is simple but it is also hard to execute


49:31 The presentation matters a LOT


51:54 On being proactive


57:00 Where to find Aaron



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#067 - How to Be Better than 96.487% of Developers

#067 - How to Be Better than 96.487% of Developers

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