#141 Lessons from freelancing for dozens of startups with Eddie Jaoude
The freeCodeCamp Podcast · freeCodeCamp.org
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Show Notes
On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Eddie Jaoude who is a software engineer and open source creator.
He's worked more than 15 years as a developer everywhere from Germany banking sector to London's tech startup scene. He's now a dev rel for hire and runs several open source projects.
We talk about: - Eddie's journey into open source - How he built his reputation through hackathons - How he leveraged his network to find his first freelance clients - His audio-video setup for filming tutorials
Can you guess what song I'm playing on my bass during the intro? It's the theme from a 1982 police show.
Also, I want to thank the 10,773 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate
Links we talk about during our conversation:
Eddie's YouTube channel with more than 700 tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mnBodB73bR88fLXHSfzYA
Eddie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eddiejaoude
Eddie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiejaoude/