Pete Macleod started No CS Degree about a year back, interviewing self-taught developers. He’s since grown his website into a job board, a Bootcamp index, and a newsletter; has made $15,000 and launched several products including a book, a course, and a members-only live interview session.
SHOW NOTES
2:17 - Inspiration for NO CS Degree
6:11 - From Political Commentary to Entrepreneurship
11:40 -What Pete is currently working on
13:40 - Executing successful Product Hunt launches
16:45 - Tailoring you message for each community
18:44 - Copywriting hacks for newsletters
20:49 - Mentors
23:32 - Meet your Heroes idea
26:42 - How Pete finds guests to interview for his website
31:51 - Ensuring quality of interviews via email
35:10 - How Pete got his first readers and subscribers
40:11 - Expanding his website to jobs board and Bootcamp index
41:34 - How Pete made $15,000 from No CS Degree
44:00 - Doing sponsored posts
49:20 - Book and Pete’s new course on Newsletter Monetization
58:24 - Getting rejected every day in September 2020
1:02:17 - Challenges and Breakthroughs
1:07:28 - The best place to connect with Pete
You can write your questions to Pete at [email protected]
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