1 hr 15 min
P2P Series: Lennart Quecke - Surfer Guy with a Nerdy Side The Introspective Developer
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- Technology
He taught himself to build websites for fun and function. Now they fuel his businesses, while he surfs all year and codes at night.
What's crazy is that he writes code almost every week, but has never worked as a professional software developer. Today, Lennart Quecke (LinkedIn) owns and operates two businesses:
Secret Wave - an upscale surf bed and breakfast for adults in southwest France
SportyJob - a European job board for the sports industry
He is German and grew up in France. He always did a lot of sports, and in university, it was natural to get his degree in sports management. His career started with desk jobs in Germany, but his heart already belonged to the ocean.
As a customer learning to surf at his camp, I found out about his hidden habit of writing PHP in the evenings. Without ever wanting to make a career out of it, the urge to tinker with tech had made him the website guy in school and the office.
In our chat, we talk about following dreams, owning a business, and learning to code without a team.
This episode is packed with insights about:
(00:04:44) Start with your passions: Surfing
(00:09:29) Generalists (and entrepreneurs) volunteer for everything
(00:16:01) Helping people break copy protection was a great start
(00:30:32) Every company needs Website Guy
(00:35:23) Website guy recommends Joomla for a calm website
(00:48:43) Outsourcing is a test of nerves and patience
(00:54:31) Living in the seasons
(01:03:20) Know what you love and pursue it
(01:10:51) Bedtime thoughts are guidance
Mentions:
Joomla
Check blog.introspectivedeveloper.com for transcripts and show notes.
Zeke Arany-Lucas is a principal engineer, consultant, and coach living and working in Berlin since 2014. He was previously a leader at Amazon and Microsoft, where he started his career building Internet Explorer. You can also follow him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Mastodon, and Instagram.
Artwork by Emre Aydogan & Laura Diezler — ©️2022 Zeke Arany-Lucas
He taught himself to build websites for fun and function. Now they fuel his businesses, while he surfs all year and codes at night.
What's crazy is that he writes code almost every week, but has never worked as a professional software developer. Today, Lennart Quecke (LinkedIn) owns and operates two businesses:
Secret Wave - an upscale surf bed and breakfast for adults in southwest France
SportyJob - a European job board for the sports industry
He is German and grew up in France. He always did a lot of sports, and in university, it was natural to get his degree in sports management. His career started with desk jobs in Germany, but his heart already belonged to the ocean.
As a customer learning to surf at his camp, I found out about his hidden habit of writing PHP in the evenings. Without ever wanting to make a career out of it, the urge to tinker with tech had made him the website guy in school and the office.
In our chat, we talk about following dreams, owning a business, and learning to code without a team.
This episode is packed with insights about:
(00:04:44) Start with your passions: Surfing
(00:09:29) Generalists (and entrepreneurs) volunteer for everything
(00:16:01) Helping people break copy protection was a great start
(00:30:32) Every company needs Website Guy
(00:35:23) Website guy recommends Joomla for a calm website
(00:48:43) Outsourcing is a test of nerves and patience
(00:54:31) Living in the seasons
(01:03:20) Know what you love and pursue it
(01:10:51) Bedtime thoughts are guidance
Mentions:
Joomla
Check blog.introspectivedeveloper.com for transcripts and show notes.
Zeke Arany-Lucas is a principal engineer, consultant, and coach living and working in Berlin since 2014. He was previously a leader at Amazon and Microsoft, where he started his career building Internet Explorer. You can also follow him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Mastodon, and Instagram.
Artwork by Emre Aydogan & Laura Diezler — ©️2022 Zeke Arany-Lucas
1 hr 15 min