After studying economics, Per Borgen switched careers to become a software developer in 2015. One year after taking part in a three-month Bootcamp he co-founded Scrimba - an interactive learning platform for aspiring developers.
In this episode, Per gives advice to people that want to start their career as a software engineer.
Topics we discussed:
- How Per got started with coding, and how Scrimba grew from a side-project into a full startup.
- How hard is it to learn how to code?
- How do you get a job as a remote developer?
- Learning no-code tools vs programming languages
- Hiring a technical co-founder vs learning to code yourself
Find the full transcript here.
Stay tuned for the next episode with Elie Dagher on being an authentic leader in a remote company.
Information
- Show
- PublishedJune 1, 2022 at 3:00 PM UTC
- Length28 min
- Season5
- Episode9
- RatingClean