Engineering Lead/CTO looking to partner with fun people on fun businesses

Hey, are you still looking to partner with a team? We are looking for senior developers, potentially a founder CTO. We are looking to develop in the fintech space in the USA.

Have you thought about working in AR/ VR ?

Hi! Is this post still relevant? Because if so, I recommend you to look at https://engre.co/partnership/business-projects/ where you can really find a good partner or successfully sell your services and like something else, I already do not remember much in detail. In any case, it should be useful. All the best and take care of your health at the present time.

Hi there - we're looking for a Tech Lead for our mental health startup, scaling our online self-development platform this year... Do drop me a line if you're interested in talking: pip@thecircleline.co.uk

Hey Siliconkaap,

I am currently not developing, but my skillset in growth hacking and entrepreneurship could be of mutual benefit. Furthermore, I am connected with GS4E who has access to an extensive network of industry experts and venture capitalists like the https://www.unknowngroup.com/. Communication and research are my strengths.

Next month, I will sit around the table with a friend of mine for an Ed-Tech platform idea. My background is UI design, but to build the SaaS companies, I ventured into No Code to now arrive at development. Currently, I need to add javascript and the react framework to my stack to be fully-fledged.

In short, the pitch.

Why Now?

AI, 5g, Vr and Ar are going to transform human behavior. This changes how we interact as a society, so I foresee major disruptions that will hopefully bring a revolution in consciousness that our planet deserves near the end of 2030.

What do people do when they are afraid to lose the job, cultural position, knowledge?
First, they turn outwards to a man of power, which we see in Trump's Rise and other autocratic natured leadership. Secondly, they turn to self-study to prepare for the changes coming with consumer trends like hyper-personalization, DIY, and holistic.

What do I see differently from the industry?

Coming from a design background, I think coding is thought in a too rigid structure.
Most platforms teach code in a linear way. First, you learn HTML, then CSS, then Javascript, or start with Python, Ruby, or Swift.

The thing with coding is that I have learned over many years that it isn't about.

• be detail-oriented -> the compiler always finds your mistakes
• mathematics -> You need to understand the box model first before going into logarithmic thinking
• over-emphasis on being difficult, most people I know, including me, felt like an idiot when we started -> until we learned that every developer uses google to copy and paste all the time.

My jump

• Personalized learning plan which focuses on your strength. For some, it is audio, others it is video, others it is doing. For me, it is competition if I know I build for others. I am much stronger inclined to push through obstacles.
• Let students work on personalized projects. Almost every course I see instructors focus on building a website or an app.
  Why not let people build an actual side-hustle so they can also make some side money at the side. Or let them create animation or art.
• I would like to include classes besides development. To succeed, you need to learn UI/ UX and Growth hacking, or you will have no customers or users who don't understand your mission or the platform.
• The ideal customers are people on Producthunt and Indiehackers who want to become neo-generalists and are self-motivated. We would break with the paradigm of developer experts, UI designers, or digital marketers.

In my view, we have enough experts, but not enough people who can connect the dots. The internet has created an abundance of APIs, Social Media Channels, and UI/UX templates.

I believe our generation needs to build the learning infrastructure so the coming age can set itself free from the bondage of universities, companies, and defined career paths. People will still work together and have certain professions, but they won't feel determined by society's persona – the job mask.

Why Me?

I have been learning how to code through a lot of trial and error.
I have tried everything from gamified coding courses https://getmimo.com/, to https://www.udacity.com/, did courses on Udemy, etc. Until I saw this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcrPFhaY9k&list=PL5ejwMkphdMEak0h5Ji7cAUuQqMRI-bWH&index=16.
Who showed me that I went at it all wrong. I now understand that much of the mayhem stems from developers teaching development.

I can bring a lot to the table by explaining code visually through lessons and projects to illustrate principles, instead of jumping from concept to concept, which I see in most courses.

Next month, if I sparked your interest, I am sitting with a friend who already has a successful learning platform for ex-pats who want to learn Dutch. If you are excited, I would love to invite you to that meeting.

You can contact me at my email address jasper.ruys@gmail.com if you have more questions or want to see the fresh watching/trend watching report, which I based my research on.

Have a stellar day,

Jasper

Hey,
Being an engineer, I have closely faced the same dilemma facing how deeper to go while building a solution while working in product domain, have a nudge to quickly test with users, try to identify user pains & then develop products relevant to them.
Would love to connect with you, let's connect on lakshdoshi07@gmail.com or you can connect with me on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakshraj-doshi/

Hi, still looking? Really like your vibe and attitude. Just sent you an email!

Hey Sillicone,

Really impressive , we would love to share our thinking and ideas with you

have you a CV or online presence or socials we can see?

Kind Regards

Hey, find me on Twitter and send me a DM (same username). Would be good to chat. -Michael

Hey SiliconKaap,

We sould like a good fit, were 100% hacker owned and founded SaaS moon shot, but we fit in your window, business process tools, equity for sweat, great idea, raised 80k so far and on 2 finrtech accelorators, going for some more funding as we move from POC to MVP.

Be great to chat , were building a good company, and we have a dog as one of our founders...

Hi - great story. We are a 2-founder team for an edtech geared product, just finished an MVP, but need a technical partner to help us make this a stronger product. Would be great to connect and explore possible ways of working together. Will shoot you an email :)

Hey @siliconkaap. Love your write up. I'm in the same boat, looking to replace my current income over time and go 100% indie.

I have 13 years of experience selling SaaS (developer tools, mostly to FSIs) and leading sales teams (million €+ deals). I'll be putting in $ on the table to move fast and looking for someone who can do the same.

Should we connect?

Hi Siliconkaap,

Great to hear your story. I am the co-founder at an epsorts health and performance company. We are currently looking for a technical lead / technical co-founder to help us build our SaaS health product. I'd love to chat more about the product and give you more background information about the company, drop me a message at jamie@gscience.io

@siliconkaap let's chat. ali@truerev.com