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How Netlify CEO Matt Biilmann Went from Being Self-taught to Bootstrapping a Company

How Netlify CEO Matt Biilmann Went from Being Self-taught to Bootstrapping a Company

FromThe Scrimba Podcast


How Netlify CEO Matt Biilmann Went from Being Self-taught to Bootstrapping a Company

FromThe Scrimba Podcast

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

? About the episodeMeet Mathias Biilmann ??! Matt is CEO and Co-founder of Netlify, a cloud computing company you might have heard of. He's also a self-taught developer who was a music journalist in a past life! In this episode, he talks about bootstrapping a company, and hiring his first developers. He also talks about how he initially learned to code and, eventually, decided to change careers! Yes, this story will also take you to the time before everybody had Internet. Matt will teach you how to best position yourself as a developer, and why companies in different stages of their development look for different things in their hires. Alex and Matt will discuss the current state of the job market and whether you should be worried about the potential for finding job opportunities. And on top of that, this episode is also about the fascinating story about the inception of a company we all know and love.? Connect with Matt
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Netlify
Netlify Drop, formerly BitBalloon
Jamstack
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Released:
Feb 14, 2023
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Podcast episode

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