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After noticing many people struggle with getting an online application created, I started this thread: Find Trustworthy Developers to Build Your MVP Without Risking Money $$

The idea: have less-experienced developers gain experience by creating MVPs for cash-poor entrepreneurs.

Things have been going well, and I thought a progress thread would be a great way to keep me focused.

================== Background

With learning, there is no single approach that works best for everyone; there is always room for new approaches.

In my own journey as a developer, I took note of many things that could have been done differently in existing courses. I have heard these same frustrations voiced by others, so I thought this would be a good need for me to tackle.

Why is this a good niche?
  • high barrier to entry -- you have to have the skill in order to teach it
  • profitable -- there are a fair number of solutions in the space already, but there's lots of room for improvement / diversity
  • large market, but with numerous niche markets within
  • I know the market very well

The End Goal

Assist budding developers in gaining the confidence needed to create an application from scratch and put it online for real people to use.

This means that developers will understand how to go from simple requirements documentation and an empty code editor to setting up a server and deploying production-ready code suitable for an MVP.

That is a tall order, but diligent students will find themselves gaining experience and confidence quickly.

Being familiar with the skills necessary to create an MVP from scratch will make them a valuable member to any team or entrepreneur(s). They'll be able to get things done without necessarily being an expert in things like server administration.

Sub Goal: Help budding entrepreneurs validate their MVP without a large output of cash. True, it will take longer to get their applications complete, but for most, the application wouldn't have been built at all.

My main goal does not depend on finding interested entrepreneurs, though.

================== Progress Update

Unfortunately, my time is extremely limited for the next couple of months, but I have been making steady progress.

Items Completed:
  1. Application idea chosen and scoped
  2. Full tech stack chosen (JavaScript (Vue.js + Node.js) + MySQL
  3. I have decided on the full scope of the course -- A to Z development, from server setup to production deployment. Course will also include a full professional workflow - working from requirements documentation, dev task tickets, bug tickets, using git, effective time management and dev task planning
  4. Tooling for managing the courses, students, etc. chosen.
  5. I've researched effective learning techniques to apply to my teaching approach. To the best of my knowledge, existing courses do not pay attention to these; existing courses seem to stop at the "learn by doing" approach, but there is more that can be done. It is my hypothesis that this stagnant approach is what leads to so much dissatisfaction with these courses; people do course after course and don't have the confidence to handle projects without the hand holding.

Up Next:
  1. Plan the progression of the course to maximize retention of learned material.
  2. Complete a landing page to gauge interested. I'll invite people to an email list I'll use to post updates, more in-depth course information and stories that illustrate my motivation for producing the courses.

Challenges:

The biggest challenge right now is trying to get something out there without investing too much time up front.

I will not be creating the whole course before I start gauging interest, but I at least want my ducks lined up enough that I can start filming video quickly if I start to generate enough interest.
 
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