Bitmaker Labs • May 20th, 2015

Brian GilhamSenior Mobile Developer, TWG

Who here is amobile developer?

Every hand should be up right now

Welcome to the club

Craft

The path

Ugh. When?

Time

TimeExperience

TimeExperience

Understanding

Everything will be okay

Imposter syndrome

[…] a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to

internalize their accomplishments.

[…] those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are

frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved.

Sound familiar?

Fake ituntil you

make it

Make ituntil you

Make it

Time for a change

Print journalism

Journalism

Three years

Oh crap.

Oh crap. Shit.

FUCK THAT SHIT

PAY THEM NO MIND

Graduation

A paycheque

Shipping

Moving on up

School of hard knocks

2 + 2 = 3

Yet, here I stand

10 years

You will too

Getting a job

Mobile ain't going anywhere

Bad news

Five bits of advice

1. Look around

2. demonstrate your passion

"So, doing anything on the side?"

The project doesn't matter

3. Share your work with the world

"Quality naturally rises to the top"

WRONG

www.yournamehere.com

4. Oh, yeah. Hustle your face off.

"They went home"

But…

Outwork your competition

5. Sometimes, it's who you know

Don't "network"

People hire people they know

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#Love

Power

Changing lives

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

FIN.

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