54: Build your stuff on the side and have a good time
In this episode, Ben Orenstein is joined by 17 year old Jack Kaufman, author of The Found a Business Book. Ben and Jack discuss Jack's inspiration for the book and how he got all his interviews, the other opportunities it's led too, the common themes he uncovered in his interviews, the differences between those who got funding and bootstrappers, working on the book while in highschool, marketing he's doing, his plans for the future, the issue with college computer science programs, his fears about the future, and much more.
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Show Notes
In this episode, Ben Orenstein is joined by 17 year old Jack Kaufman, author of The Found a Business Book. Ben and Jack discuss Jack's inspiration for the book and how he got all his interviews, the other opportunities it's led too, the common themes he uncovered in his interviews, the differences between those who got funding and bootstrappers, working on the book while in highschool, marketing he's doing, his plans for the future, the issue with college computer science programs, his fears about the future, and much more.
- The Found a Business Book
- mixergy.com
- The Side Project Book
- Jack's guest post for Forbes.com
- Haverford College
- pillsoftware.com
- Michael Hartl's Rails Totorial
- Learn Prime
- apprentice.io
- Dev Bootcamp
Follow @thoughtbot, @r00k, and @kaufman_jack on twitter.