Learning in public · By Thijs

From code
to founder.

I've spent years learning how to code.
Now I'm learning everything that comes after.

What to build. How to sell it. How to turn something that works into a company that lasts.

Real products. Real numbers. Lessons as they happen.

The journey

01 — 06
  1. 01CodeYou can build it. This is where you start, not the subject.
  2. 02ProductWhat should exist, for whom, and how do you know?
  3. 03SalesHow do you get someone to pay?
  4. 04DistributionHow do people who have never heard of you find it?
  5. 05MarketWhere do you stand among the alternatives, and is the market big enough?
  6. 06CompanyLegal, money, hiring, operations: what keeps it running.

The next set of skills

You know how to build. What comes next?

Code to Founder follows the move from software developer to company builder, one stage at a time. I'm working through it on my own products and sharing what I learn along the way.

01 / In practice

Start with real work.

The decisions, experiments and mistakes behind running actual products.

02 / In the open

Show the working.

What happened, what it cost and what I'll try differently next time.

03 / In progress

Learn as we go.

A public record of figuring it out. The journey is just beginning.