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    I’ve Had Enough: I’m Learning How to Code

    I'm a 25M that has found some decent success over the last few years in several startups. My main skills are marketing and ecommerce.

    However, my long term plan is to build tech companies. I love tech and have a good conceptual understanding of how it works. I don't know how to code though, and even though people have told me "just find a great technical co-founder," this is way easier said than done. I don't even know how to tell if they're that good because I don't know the craft myself! I also feel that most great technical co-founders are looking for other technical ones, not just a dude that knows business and marketing.

    So I've made up my mind: It's time to learn how to code.

    I just have no idea where to start 🤣

    Are there any entrepreneurs in here that made this transition?

    What courses, videos, resources would you recommend for me?

    I’ve Had Enough: I’m Learning How to Code
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    1. DrRadon on

      The coding classes by Dr. Angela Yu are incredibly beginner friendly and usually very cheap on Udemy.

    2. Scared-Stage-3200 on

      You will be 30 by the time you are a mediocre coder!
      You won’t reach PM fit by technical skills too.

      But you will have more opportunities!

    4. AwardThat on

      Seems like you’re ready to trade your marketing magic for some coding spells! Just remember, debugging is like hunting for a needle in a haystack, but once you find it, it’s like finding a shiny PokĂ©mon – totally worth it!

    5. unknownstudentoflife on

      Depends what you would like to build with coding skills. Most languages look familiar to c++ so i would start there with a understanding of it and if you want to build anything ai related go with python.

      Coursera and khan academy provide high quality free step by step courses for this.

      Next to that i recommend you to get very comfortable with using ai llm’s like chat gpt since they can do a lot of the coding for you. Learning code is best to be learned by actually building something and practicing the skill rather than YouTube videos and courses

    6. joedirt9322 on

      I went to a coding bootcamp and it changed my world forever. It was hard as hell and took quite a bit of time and shit ton of patience and sleepless nights. But it was definitely worth it.

      I ended giving up on the idea of starting my own company because the jobs I got pay me quite a bit of money. And let me tell you. Getting a good pay check every two weeks is a great feeling. Especially after years of trying to making it as an entrepreneur.

    7. NWmba on

      My two cents: learning to code is like learning to speak a new language. You can learn the rules but the best way to learn is to have a project and learn the pieces to make that project come alive.

      It’s like learning a spoken language. If you want to accomplish a task like give a speech or tour a city or order a pizza or write an email it’s a million times easier to learn the pieces you need.

    8. not-halsey on

      It’s more than just “learning to code”. You’re going to have to develop an understanding of system/application architecture to really put things together. Expect to be learning for at least a year or two before you really get the sixth sense for it

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