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creating scholarships with learning.
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
People have been saying AI will replace software engineers for 2 years now. So in 2 years, if it doesn’t happen, it’ll be 4 years that folks have been promoting fear and uncertainty. And by that 4 years, it’ll be 7 years that many folks found the motivation to look for remote jobs but never acted on it.
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
A lot of people are waking up to the reality that selling the dream that you can replace a software developer to build your ideas is a scam.
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
I wish the button on the right was an App Store image
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
There are few things more valuable than independence and an earned reputation
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
Being an honest character is pretty noble because it requires a recognizable amount of sacrifice. I think I hated social media for a while because it’s so easy to skip steps on projecting your character. There’s so much to gain if you just say and show the things people want to see and hear. But eventually the scale tips, you can project your character the right way, and have your conscience at rest too.
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
Learning about web push notifications today. Pretty cool. image
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
Being unfollowed by nostr devs is kinda whack honestly but whatever
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
Shipped a scholarship searching agent for a scholarship tracking platform. Still needs a little work and maybe some deeper engineering in the future but pretty cool honestly.
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
I feel like the correlation between sales jobs and drug abuse is relevant. I’ve never hated my life more until entrepreneurship mostly became a matter of sales.
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
I’ve created a new onboarding flow for my education app. Most people (these days) on social media want people to sell them a dream, usually a lifestyle and salary, which pressures edtech creators like myself to become gurus and coaches. Many people recognize that playbook as dishonest or shallow. Additionally, edtech competes with social media for attention and retention, and edtech badly loses. This causes apps like Duolingo to feel like you’re learning, but it’s really just a game. So the promise is you’ll learn how to code in 30 days in a way that feels manageable - 3 questions per day. The reality is most people don’t make it past 20 seconds in a video, nor do they make it past 20 days of a 100 day journey. Likewise, people don’t make it past the first 20 questions in an education app. So 3 questions per day, with key insight and awareness provided before the journey ever starts.
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Sheilfer 1 year ago
I feel like I developed something really beautiful with nostr but I don't have the energy or spirit to promote. A lot of market stuff is honestly just some combination of luck, timing and consistency. Well either way, I'm pretty proud of what I've created even if it largely goes unseen.