Business Models

Let's explore the different business models in the tech industry.

We'll cover the following

Agencies
Advertising

Social media vs. digital media

Social media
Digital media

Subscription

The gross margin is high
Subscription businesses are a buffet

Marketplaces

Buyer or seller pays money
Additional ways to make money
Advantages
Marketplaces are hard to build
Be your own supplier

Gaming

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Getting Started

Part I: Your Coding Career

Code Newbies

The (First) Job Hunt

Junior Developer

From Junior to Senior

Senior Developer

Beyond your Coding Career

Part II: Principles

Learn in Public

Clone Open Source Apps

Know your Tools

Specialize in the New

Open Source Your Knowledge

Spark Joy

The Platinum and Silver Rules

Good Enough is Better than Best

First Principles Thinking

Write, A Lot

Pick Up What They Put Down

Part III: Strategies

Intro to Strategy

Learning Gears

Specialist vs. Generalist

Betting on Technologies

Profit Center vs Cost Center

Engineering Career Ladders

Intro to Tech Strategy

Strategic Awareness

Megatrends

Part IV: Tactics

Negotiating

How to Learn in Private

Design for Developers in a Hurry

Lampshading

Conference CFPs

Mise en Place Writing

Side Projects

Developer’s Guide to Twitter

Marketing Yourself (without Being a Celebrity)

The Operating System of You

Conclusion

Business Models