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Barter with HN: Product/Business Guy Learning to Code

by yoseph on 11/5/13, 6:42 PM with 0 comments

TL;DR: Skilled product/business guy offering his time in return for help with Python and JS coding questions.

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Hello HN!

I want to help you with any and all of the following: product/customer development, conversion optimization, product processes, and data/analytics. In return, I'd like your help with Python- and Javascript-related coding questions I can't seem to solve/find an answer to on Stack Overflow.

My Background:

- Built a company (Vuru), went through an accelerator (FounderFuel) and sold Vuru to Wave (Wave's investors include S+C, CRV and OMERS) - Led product side of Wave's personal finance product (https://www.waveapps.com/personal/) and company-wide engagement efforts - Laid data-driven foundation for Wave and led team that increased key company-wide metrics by over 50%

Progress Learning to Code:

- Completed up to lesson 43 of Learn Python the Hard Way - Worked through Google's Python class and exercises (highly recommended) - Currently going through the Django Tutorial (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/intro/tutorial01/)

To provide a strong foundation, I'm following this article's advice: http://lifehacker.com/how-i-taught-myself-to-code-in-eight-weeks-511615189

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You:

You're a full stack developer, experienced with Python and JS, and are looking to improve your business/product chops.

If you fit that description and think this could be fun, email me: yoseph [dot] west [at] gmail