hooliganpete

Thanks for the reply and apologies for the delay in mine. Busy trying to cobble together my MVP :)

You layout a glorious strategy for proving/disproving a hypothesis. As Steve Blank said, "get out of the building [and talk to customers]!"

Solid rubric.

hah fun read. #3 is a stretch - the car will obviously drop me in the most convenient location possible and then circle the block or go park itself. I'd love to see driverless cars just for #6. Not because I want to work more but simply to know what the "future iteration of email" will be!

Nice overview of the process! Had an "Oatmeal-esque" feel to the animations.

On a more serious note, who's tired of big organizations pretending to be Agile while demanding all the process/overhead/documentation of waterfall? We have 3 week sprints and my manager recently asked for a "bug triage" plan stretching out 4 months... I had no words.

The toughest part will be getting your foot in the door at a new firm since your resume will read as a demotion. That said, while more difficult to describe on your resume, it's all about the story you tell. In your post, your desire to code more, manage less makes a lot of sense and I bet resonates with many others who have felt similarly. Also, as @davismwfl mentioned, you can tweak your resume to avoid getting 'scanned out' without being misleading. In their own world, the difference between a Lead and Senior Recruiter is thin - generally Lead means they own fewer, higher level reqs themselves and manage staff. Senior Recruiters produce greater output since they don't have the overhead of managing others. Not really a step down, just a different job - why not call yourself a Lead/Senior Developer?

It's already been mentioned but giving them the discount (provided you don't immediately need the revenue) in exchange for a 24 mo contract seems ideal. I believe the longest you can contract would be 24 mos (12 mo w/ 12 mo auto renew but it might be worth asking an attorney/search a bit online. I would also ensure you can use their name to leverage into additional customers. Congrats by the way, this seems like a nice problem to have :)

Do it! Uni is the perfect time to do this, most of all because you will never have as much free time as you in college. In terms of finding clients, start calling potentials - generate a list of leads, rank in terms of potential and prioritize. Follow up; be polite but persistent. No shortcuts, just hard work.

Gone are the days of billionaires buying sports teams, buying newspapers and blogs still seems to be in but not quite as hot as space exploration. With SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin sort of seems like a "me too" venture...

How about technical interviews for non-technical roles. Any advice?

I like that idea, good incentive to check before you post.