Thanks for the encouragement. Thanks for also giving me a heads up on the skill set.
I have been told I will end up with an approximate 20 - 35% understanding of the languages as they relate to building web apps. In the end hopefully it works out, only 5.5 more months till I know :D
Funny enough my idea is to spend my web project time building a marketing focused application. Any type of marketing analytics or marketing automation tools are quite expensive so I thought it would be cool to be able to make some simple automations myself later on.
I find it's not very flexible. The only jobs I seem to be able to get are in corporates and they pay alright (always below market though), but they grind the crap out of you and usually treat you like crap until your CMO level. Even then its probably not majorly different. I kind of feel 90 hour work weeks are better dedicated to development.
Also not too many openings at the moment to move into. I think of the bootcamp at least as a good opportunity to learn a new skill since I made a major move and quit my job anyways. So worst comes to worst I can go back to the marketing jobs but this time with a new skill.
I'm not sure I am good enough at math and statistics but I will take a look. It sounds super interesting because I know big data and data analysis is a MASSIVE industry that is on its way up.
It's not so much competition, but I have heard a lot recently about there being a web dev bubble of sorts. Especially with me being 1 year out from being a solid junior dev I just wanted to get the take of those in the field already.
If your looking to make a return, make a simple landing page offering low cost MVP builds (low cost because you will work on it in your free time) and I'm sure you will be able to take on clients quite easily. Especially if you take equity for a discount.
You can promote it on Reddit or here somewhere I'm sure.
I'd commit. However an easier model to attract more people is percentage of income (annually or monthly).
I seen people work with headhunters before, giving up 1 months salary as the commission to land a job they want and in the end it seems like a win/win situation. Both people are happy.
Linkedin, go to local startup meetups or look on meetup for marketing groups that do meetups (there are TONS!).
If you have the connections ask your friends/colleagues/acquaintances for a referral to a marketer they know.
I'm a marketer and I focus on these channels heavily.
If you are able to manage well and are up for the challenge of negotiating, try one of the online co-founder matching sites. They match people from all over but the main issue is always finding someone that shares your passion and will work hard to make the startup live.
We're bootstapping here and I'd say its paradise. Beaches in the morning to work and then by evening we duck into our local for a pint and some more work.
Even with ridiculously long days its relaxing.
Rent = ~$350/month (clean bungalow, 5 - 10 min walk to the beach with internet)
Good Internet = ~$40/month or so
If you get setup with a SIM card and TrueMove, they have WiFi around the island that does a respectable 8mbit and ~1mbit up
Food = ~$3 - 10 per meal depending on how much food you get. You can go cheaper, but thats for convenience (prices of restaurants in the area we work)
Drinks = ~$0.50 - 4 this depends where you go, but a mojito in our regular is around $2.50
Feel free to get in touch if you plan on coming out! [email protected]
I hope my demo projects end up being noteworthy but now I really can't wait until I'm done to see how it ends up (: