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3 Reasons Research Backed My Project—and the 1 Conversation That Broke It (part 2/3)

This is a multi-part series: Part 1: Previous Part 2: You're here. Part 3: Next The Wrong Questions That Led Me Astray and the Right One That Opened My Eyes What makes data reliable? When starting a new business idea, gathering data by pitching to friends and gauging

3 Reasons Research Backed My Project—and the 1 Conversation That Broke It (part 1/3)

A niche can guide you, and a problem can inspire you—but if it’s not urgent, your audience won’t care. Here's my story of how I discovered that my occult book summaries project wasn't as necessary as I had thought. I know you'

…The Harder They Fall

After discovering programming is expressive, I got reading. It was time to take a dive in the deep end. Head First JavaScript Programming: A Brain-Friendly Guide is what I started with. (I still had no idea JavaScript and Java were two different languages.) I learned I was going to be