Last week
- finished connecting gitpod to github
- pushed our gitpod edited code to github
- we ran our site for the first time
npm run start
Next we need to edit our site & deploy it to production, but first…
Let’s slow down for a bit and explore WHY
Who or what are your biggest inspirations in life and why?
When you imagine yourself in 10 years what are you doing?
Knowing how to build software is a Super Power
7.7 Billion people in the world
73 Million developers on Github
1% - Less than 1% of the world is developers. Just by getting this far you are already in the top 1% of the world.
Some amazing things have been accomplished with Software
Software allows for instant successes
Instagram - Founded in 2010, had 1 million users within 2 months, had 10 million users within 12 months & was acquired for $1 Billion within 18 months…
Clash of Clans - Launched in 2012, by 2014 was making $500k per day, by 2015 was making $1.5 Million per day
Coinbase - Founded in 2012. Today does $8 Billion per year in revenue
Software attracts some of the smartest people in the world
Robert Refkin - 43 year old. African American. Founded Compass, Inc in 2012. Compass is now one of the largest Real Estate Brokers in the world & does $6 Billion in Revenue
Building Software teaches you persistence & problem solving
Steve Jobs - an amazing role model for persistence & problem solving. In High School Steve Jobs looked up Bill Hewlitt’s home telephone number & called him to ask for parts.
Understanding the basics of software is worthwhile even if you don’t want to BUILD software
There are other needs in the software space aside from the direct developers. We need:
Designers - understand how to make software user friendly & aesthetically pleasing
Marketers - people who can promote & sell products. The most amazing software in the world is USELESS if it is unknown.
Project Managers - understand how to ORGANIZE a team. PMs know how to get the most out of each individual team member. The best PMs make life easier for the other team-members (developers, designers, marketing).