how to become a successful hacker in only 10 years
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16 things life has taught me that may help you if you are a hacker running a businessTRANSCRIPT
HOW TO BECOMEA SUCCESSFUL
HACKERIN ONLY 10 YEARS
THIS SORT OF HACKER
WHO IS THIS GUY?
WHO IS THIS GUY?
Sometimes I look like a real hacker :)
16 THINGS LIFE HAS TAUGHT ME OVER THE
PAST DECADE THAT MIGHT HELP YOU
#0
DISREGARD AUTHORITY
MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP
#1
DON’T LET EDUCATION STOP YOU
QUOTE TIME...
“Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
- Oscar Wild
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything one learned in school.”
- Albert Einstein
“It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty.”
- Albert Einstein
STORY TIME...Over the next few slides I told the story of how my educational qualifications had an inverse relationship to my professional career. If you are reading these slides on slideshare its going to be confusing so... I will point you to another story which is much better than my own.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
TEACH YOURSELF
TO...
I taught myself the basics of programming over a few days reading the first 100 or so pages of this book in 1998.
Since then picking up programming languages has been fairly easy.
You don’t need loads of books with 1000s of pages.
Learn the basics then focus on reading great code and improving your skills.
It takes a long time (10 yrs?) to really learn to program.
#2
DON’T BE AFRAID TO FAIL
STORY TIME...
#3
IF ITS NOT WORKING
QUIT
#4
DON’T TAKE VC MONEY
NOT WORTH THE HASSLE
#5
WORK FOR THE MAN
ONLY TO PAY THE BILLS
GO WHERE ACTION IS...
#6
GROK HOW YOUR BRAIN
WORKS
HYPER BRAIN?http://inter-sections.net/2008/08/28/hyperbrain-owners-manual-1-the-big-picture
#9
OPENSOURCEROCKS
GET INVOLVED...
#A
FIND RIGHT TEAM BEFORE YOU START A
BUSINESS
GREAT PEOPLE = GREAT COMPANY
#B
CHARGE YOUR CLIENTS FOR YOUR SKILLS
CHARGE MORE!
#C
REGULARLYFIRE YOUR
WORST CLIENTS
IT FEELS GOOD :)...and its good for your business in the long run
#D
DON’T SHAVE THE YAK!
WTF? YAK? ASK...http://search.twitter.com/search?q=yak+shaving
#E
SIDE PROJECTS CAN CHANGE
YOUR LIFE
http://rubyhoedown2008.confreaks.com/08-chris-wanstrath-keynote.html
started for fun.. but got multiple unexpected job offersif I was not settled could have really changed my life
http://osflash.org/red5
#F
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO ;)
