E164 | The Degree Myth: Lessons from an Entrepreneur that Never Used His Degree–John Davenport
by @nodegree on The NoDegree Podcast
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He enrolled in college because his parents wanted him to. John Devenport got a computer science degree, graduated and got a job at a startup where he didn't even need his degree. Instead, he ventured into the world of software development.
Listen in as he tells Jonaed about how he learned software development on his own and how much he's learned from his business partner who doesn't have a degree.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:55 Special Intro to John
1:30 He hated the corporative path
3:08 Hitting rock bottom, how his degree didn't help him, and the skill that did
5:20 The fundamentals: how he taught himself software development and how you can too
7:29 Technical writing is a lucrative career
9:13 BUILDING SOFTWARE: mistakes to avoid
11:36 WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? Software Development and Application Development
13:43 If you are an early software developer these tools are easy to learn
15:01 If you are in mid-level
15:39 The tech stack that I use and recommend
17:08 All he learned from a person without a degree
24:11 If you have a product to sell here's what you need to know
25:35 If your product is a Service this is for you...
26:35 Forget about raising money, here's why
29:17 "Disscusit " John's unique solution to help businesses understand their customers better
31:06 This is how this idea was born
32:06 The jump to LinkedIn
32:57 The Philosophy of the HUGE distance between $0 to $5
33:45 Customers can help to improve your product
36:02 The experience that changed his perspective about having a degree.
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*LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-davenport-software
Books and resources mentioned in this podcast:
- Code academy: https://www.codecademy.com/
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