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What has your day job taught you that has helped you on your Indie Hackers journey?

Even though our day jobs can sometimes feel like an obstacle that keeps us from working on our personal projects, I think it's important to also think about the ways in which our day jobs have helped us grow into someone capable of running our own business.

For me, I have learned a lot about build and scaling web applications, and writing maintainable code. I've also gained good experience in working with product and UX teams to design a new product. I feel confident in my ability to handle the technical side of the products that I build.

I have also learned to grow and manage a team of devs, which may come in handy down the road if any of my projects end up becoming big enough to support a team.

What about you?

on September 17, 2020
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    I learnt about management vs leadership. About company culture and how to create or destroy a good one. About how egos can get in the way of good ideas and silo's slow everything down.
    I also learnt how to run a xx million dollar budget, work with lots of diverse people and keep things moving forward.
    I also really learnt that the people in this sort of forum are really "my people" and I'm not wired for the corporate world in the long run.
    I did have a lot fun along the way though... Especially on the company credit card.