After completing the recent batch of YC Startup School I came away with a new understanding of funding. If you are working on a technical project and the founders do not have the technical skills to build an MVP, the chances of funding are very slim.
I have been a solopreneur for many years and as a solopreneur, I have had to learn many things. Coding was one of those things I always put off because of time and difficulty. But now my kids are that little bigger, I think now is the time. Especially since I have an MVP I need to build.
In the web3 and blockchain space, I have come across many founders struggling with the same problem. They have great ideas and no one to build them, well no one they can afford anyway. And quite a few of them are going to learn, just like me.
So I have decided to share the resources I am using and if anyone wants to learn alongside me, that would be awesome.
The plan is 10-15 hours a week. The topics I need are HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web3JS.
As a code editor, I am using Replit. I have selected this because I don't need to download any editors or packages. You will be able to follow my progress from my Replit account here https://replit.com/@PaulaGuilfoyle
here are the training videos I will be following. For the first 3, I will be doing them simultaneously
HTML & CSS Full Course - Beginner to Pro (2022)
Currently, I have made it to 44 min in this video
JavaScript Tutorial for Beginners - Full Course in 12 Hours (2022)
I have made it to 50 min in this video
HTML CSS JS projects (Beginner): 16 projects using HTML CSS and JavaScript
First project complete
Master Blockchain Programming With JavaScript - Web3.js
For this course, I need to figure out how to set up the shell for web3js. I think I have this done, but not too confident yet. If you set it up I would love to hear the steps you took.
For smart contracts, it looks like the no code and low code solutions may give me what I need unless I develop on a blockchain like Koinos which you will be able to use any language. But that's later. One step at a time, right?
Every hour of each of these videos I think will take me about 3 hours to actually complete. By the time I practice what they did, pause, and rewind to get the steps right. it's going to be a long journey. I reckon 90 hours to complete it all and be comfortable using it. although if I can get to a stage of making my MVP in less time, I hope I can still commit myself to complete it.
So the target, there is approx 30 hours of video @ 3 hours per hour to complete is 90 hours, @ 10-15 hours a week is 6 to 9 weeks. I can do this, wanna do it with me?
If so, set up an account here on Hive/Leofinance so you can share, track and record your progress. Tag me in the posts @paulag and we can be accountable to each other and support each other. I'm looking forward to seeing if anyone takes the challenge with me.