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How I Landed My Dream Software Job in 12 Months Matt Woods - @matopher

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From "What is an Array?" Pairing with my co- founder & tackling real code ! " ➡

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Leveraged LinkedIn to connect with 25 growth professionals from great companies in ~24 hours

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Opportunities to meet founders & CEOs from Hubspot, Drift, Shareaholic & more

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3 Key Habits Opened the Door to My Dream Job in Software 1) Become an automatic learning machine 2) Build a 3 circle network 3) Share your byproducts

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Hi, I’m 
 Matt Woods. Marketer + Developer mattwoods.io @matopher

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Become an Automatic Learning Machine

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"Why am I feeling apprehensive towards getting involved in new projects involving software development?"

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A: You need more wins. How do you get wins? 
 Ship more.

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Start small & consistent

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"When you want the absolute best chance to succeed at anything you want, your approach should always be the same. Go small.” - Gary Keller

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Healthy inputs & outputs Input: Tutorials, Classes, Podcasts, Events, Blog Posts 
 Output: Create a Forcing Function for yourself to SHIP

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What worked for me ) Input: OK Coders, Tutorials, Podcasts, Events 
 Output: Mentors & Work Projects

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Always Be Shipping - Habit Tracking App - Search Tool - Simple API - Blog - Personal Website - Random quote generator

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How to Ship MORE - Pair with someone who ships - Copy on "easy mode" - The Airbnb 10-to-1 exercise - FreeCodeCamp, Javascript 30 - Build something to learn something cool - Get paid to make things

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What to Learn? - How you learn is often more important than a specific tech stack - https://codeburst.io/the-2018-web- developer-roadmap-826b1b806e8d

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Build a Three- Circle Network

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MATTWOODS.US Inner Circle Professional Network The Crowd Start with your Inner Circle and grow naturally

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Inner Circle Prioritize Mentors, role models 1-level above you, best-in-class peers, and mentees “Who can I learn from for 10x growth and tough decisions?”

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Professional Network Professional groups, “superconnectors,” classmates, family friends, relatives, former coworkers “Who can I ask a favor from with a quick message?”

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The Crowd Social media followers, email subscribers, website visitors, blog post readers “Who can I meaningfully help today?”

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Surround yourself with the right people Introduced me to new new ideas ✅ Gave feedback on my podcasts, videos, and side project ideas Keep me accountable to actually ship work — whether it’s a blog post like this or a quick-and-dirty API.

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Endless follow-up = your new default. Don’t attribute to hostility what can be easily blamed on busyness.

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Once I followed up with an investor 48 times until I got a meeting. -Steli Efti, CEO @ Close.io “ “No,” can mean “not right now.”

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General Follow-Up Schedule Day 1: First follow-up (+2) Day 3: Follow-up (+4) Day 7: Follow-up (+7) Day 14: Follow-up (+14) Day 28: Follow-up (+30) Day 58: Follow-up (+30) … (from there on once a month).

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Share Your Byproducts

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Why share your byproducts? Help others, help yourself. Create opportunities.

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Don't "create." 
 Document instead. https://signalvnoise.com/posts/1620-sell-your-by-products

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Always Say “Yes” to Public Speaking (Even When It’s Scary)

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Pick 1 primary channel (and stick to it.)

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Two contrasting specialties = your superpower MATTWOODS.US Software Development Marketing (Skill #1) Your Superpower (Skill #2)

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1) Discover new pain points 
 2) Validate ideas quickly Tap your community for on- the-fly insights

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Social Post -> 1:1 Follow-up

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Matt Woods - @matopher 3 Key Habits Opened the Door to My Dream Job in Software 1) Become an automatic learning machine 2) Build a 3 circle network 3) Share your byproducts