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Hi everybody.
I've been here for almost 2 years but never really posted an execution thread, so here I am.
I was a little hesitant about doing this, as what I'm doing right now can't be really considered Fastlane. Especially if we look at it in the short-term. But from my point of view, as a 20 y/o, I feel like I'm on a decent path.
I've been thinking about starting front-end web design for a lot of time. I began learning HTML and CSS 2 months ago but I was previously in touch with graphic design so I kind of just had to learn how to transform design into code, which took me around 2 months to get decent results.
As I said in the title, my intention is not to become a life-time freelance web developer, and even less than that, a 9-5 web developer.
The reason I began this journey is that I was tired of having ideas every single day, but never being able to turn them into reality due to my lack of coding skills. Nor could I outsource anything as I had no money to pay $4.000 to a developer for an unknown outcome.
Most importantly, I was tired of partnering up with coders when I knew nothing about coding, often feeling in lack of control.
Not even a month ago, a friend of mine dropped out from a project we've been working on for 2-3 months, because I put too much pressure on him, as he often looked like he wasn't committed, but interested (as MJ puts it). I have to admit I put excessive pressure on him, but that's besides the point.
The main point to understand is the commandment of control. I wasn't in control of the website. I couldn't keep it moving. I had to constantly trust my partner and pray he would work on it as much as possible while I was working on the strategic part of the business.
I know a lot of you prefer outsourcing instead of DIY or finding a parter as it saves a lot of time, but as a kid with no money, I thought investing my time into learning a valuable skill wouldn't have been that bad, at the end.
That's why I said, "Why not to learn a skill I can both use on my future businesses and to earn a decent amount of money in the meanwhile (so I have enough capital to start an actual business)?"
Some will say it's action faking, and I understand where it comes from. That's why I'm currently doing random projects but plan on creating something REAL and actually SELL something in just a few weeks. If this mindset seems wrong to you, I gladly appreciate any kind of feedback. I'm here to learn, after all.
I'm just trying to learn the basics of the front-end web languages, especially JS as I started it just a few days ago so I'm not really skilled at it. This is a random "tip calculator" I created a few hours ago while watching a course on skillshare called "JavaScript Fundamentals for Beginners": https://codepen.io/victorbianconi/full/qBOVPxm
I watched and read some content by @Fox and found it truly useful. One thing I realized is that I need a portfolio asap, and that's what I'm working on.
I still have no actual projects besides some random landing pages I've created while learning HTML/CSS.
Anyways, this is it. Again, ANY kind of feedback is appreciated.
Thank you.
- Vic
I've been here for almost 2 years but never really posted an execution thread, so here I am.
I was a little hesitant about doing this, as what I'm doing right now can't be really considered Fastlane. Especially if we look at it in the short-term. But from my point of view, as a 20 y/o, I feel like I'm on a decent path.
I've been thinking about starting front-end web design for a lot of time. I began learning HTML and CSS 2 months ago but I was previously in touch with graphic design so I kind of just had to learn how to transform design into code, which took me around 2 months to get decent results.
As I said in the title, my intention is not to become a life-time freelance web developer, and even less than that, a 9-5 web developer.
The reason I began this journey is that I was tired of having ideas every single day, but never being able to turn them into reality due to my lack of coding skills. Nor could I outsource anything as I had no money to pay $4.000 to a developer for an unknown outcome.
Most importantly, I was tired of partnering up with coders when I knew nothing about coding, often feeling in lack of control.
Not even a month ago, a friend of mine dropped out from a project we've been working on for 2-3 months, because I put too much pressure on him, as he often looked like he wasn't committed, but interested (as MJ puts it). I have to admit I put excessive pressure on him, but that's besides the point.
The main point to understand is the commandment of control. I wasn't in control of the website. I couldn't keep it moving. I had to constantly trust my partner and pray he would work on it as much as possible while I was working on the strategic part of the business.
I know a lot of you prefer outsourcing instead of DIY or finding a parter as it saves a lot of time, but as a kid with no money, I thought investing my time into learning a valuable skill wouldn't have been that bad, at the end.
That's why I said, "Why not to learn a skill I can both use on my future businesses and to earn a decent amount of money in the meanwhile (so I have enough capital to start an actual business)?"
Some will say it's action faking, and I understand where it comes from. That's why I'm currently doing random projects but plan on creating something REAL and actually SELL something in just a few weeks. If this mindset seems wrong to you, I gladly appreciate any kind of feedback. I'm here to learn, after all.
I'm just trying to learn the basics of the front-end web languages, especially JS as I started it just a few days ago so I'm not really skilled at it. This is a random "tip calculator" I created a few hours ago while watching a course on skillshare called "JavaScript Fundamentals for Beginners": https://codepen.io/victorbianconi/full/qBOVPxm
I watched and read some content by @Fox and found it truly useful. One thing I realized is that I need a portfolio asap, and that's what I'm working on.
I still have no actual projects besides some random landing pages I've created while learning HTML/CSS.
Anyways, this is it. Again, ANY kind of feedback is appreciated.
Thank you.
- Vic
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