Faizan Joya

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

Congratulations to Quick Insurance and all @TechCrunch #TCDisrupt Berlin 2017 prize winners. Thanks to partners and sponsors @talent_io @SAPHybris @DigitalLife_DAI @DeutscheBank @Esri @EsriStartups @talent_io_de @devpost @CloverPOS
#developers #Hackathon

[Win Smart, CFA @WinfieldSmart]

The Economy is not
The Market

[Theo Ohene @theoohene]

Masterclass built an education empire worth $2.7B.

They leverage psychology to drive sales.

Here's 7 tactics they use to convert new users (that you can too):

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

@garrytan When a VC asks what's stopping Google from copying you

[Aleksandr Volodarsky @volodarik]

I'm obsessed with 1-person companies and have spent over 50 hours researching them.

Here are the 10 most impressive ones that have generated millions in revenue with 0 employees:

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Slack started as a video game.

YouTube started as a dating site.

Twitter started as a podcast finder.

@microacquire started as marketplace to acquire SaaS startups.

Shopify started as eCommerce store.

Pinterest started as m-commerce app.

Lesson: listen to your customers.

[Oliver Jumpertz @oliverjumpertz]

Software development is a field where even 50 years of experience don't make you a pro in everything.

Even funnier: Technology probably advances faster than you can keep up.

Leason: Don't burn out trying to catch up. Pick your niche. Specialize. Build a broad foundation.

[Arfah 🇵🇸 @Arf_22]

Such an amazing @MuslamicMakers event yesterday. It was Dua's MM debut! Massive shout out to @zaarheed for organising. @faizanjoya and @coffeebookscode for sharing their journey. Thank you to @ustwo for hosting us in their new space, who have been supporting us since 2016!

[Ben Meer @SystemSunday]

If you want to give yourself a personal MBA (in 6 months), read these books:

[YK aka CS Dojo 📺🐦 @ykdojo]

“Hey programmer, can you give me some dating & relationship advice?”

Sure.

1. Relational databases are underrated
2. The best date format: yyyy/mm/dd
3. Dealing with dates in different timezones? It’s hard. Just use an external library.

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

The N in FAANG stands for @NandosUK

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

@iamsegunajibola Indentation felt like an afterthought.

[DigitalOcean @digitalocean]

Make a developer happy in 3 words: 🤩

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

2021 could have been an email

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

@FaisalJ95 One opinion is: https://t.co/2pQEcXufSH

[Stephen Diehl @smdiehl]

Lets finally talk about how NFTs are a giant scam. (1/) 🧵

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

@zrfshn If you're sure they aren't your cat's friends and family, a cat flap which opens only for your cat could be a solution. Something like this https://t.co/ybHw5XzVNM

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

When you find out your mentee, who did all the hard work, gets their first job in Tech

#coding

https://t.co/go671ORiXX

[Oliver Jumpertz @oliverjumpertz]

I've developed software for over 21 years now, which is way over half of my lifetime, both professionally and as a hobby.

Here are some of the most valuable lessons I learned along the way.

A thread.

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

@shahedkhan Microwaves should come with a silent button

[Neil Sardesai @neilsardesai]

Lol imagine if files and folders got heavier the bigger they get

[Faizan Joya @faizanjoya]

@zahrataiba To nextgen, or not to nextgen