An hour presentation on the main lessons I've learned from working on Learnemy. This presentation was given at Raffles Junior College, Mentorpreneur Meetup and WebSprout Academy.
programmers and find co- founder • Should you learn programming? What and how should you learn? • How to put together a prototype • My $10, 000 mistake
2011 Project development Apr 2012 Launched Jan 2010 Find Co-founder Things I’ve learned: - Bring something to the table - Understand why you need a co-founder - How to meet programmers
not • If you outsource, you can tell if you get cheated. • You can’t hire for a job you don’t know. • You should know your product. • Fix non-tech problems • Test ideas quickly • It will take long for you to be proficient in coding. • Too much time spent
what language to learn. Python is so easy to learn! Look at him, he learned Django in 3 weeks! RoR is easy to learn and the syntax is beautiful! Use PHP. Because Facebook uses PHP. AngularJS is powerful and easy to learn.
2011 Project development Apr 2012 Launched Things I’ve learned: - Prioritise on business value - Know how to control a project Jan 2010 Find Co-founder
programming Sep 2011 Prototype Oct 2011 Project development Apr 2012 Launched Things I’ve learned: - Don’t neglect your beta list - Keep earning - Mentorship Jan 2010 Find Co-founder