272: TZ Interview – Mike Walmsley / Code Avengers

By JustinPublished: November 24, 2014 at 1:23 PMTags:

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Jason talks with Mike Walmsley, the founder and primary developer of the programming education site Code Avengers.

Paul Silver says:
Posted November 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM

Thanks, this was an interesting interview.

One of the takeaways for me was how someone bootstrapping can outlast people who took funding and burnt through it, although it also sounds like he had a lot more passion/energy for the project than the competitors who didn’t survive.

Nice to hear Colby on the show too!
Jason says:
Posted November 25, 2014 at 5:35 PM

@Paul Silver – Yeah, that was a big takeaway for me as well. Also, I love Mike’s passion for doing it right as opposed to just optimizing for revenue or profit.
Philippe Monnet says:
Posted December 6, 2014 at 9:27 AM

I really enjoyed the interview. it had the classic TechZing feel of bootstrapping interview!
The storytelling was entertaining and rich in details. Big thanks to Mike for sharing with us.
It was fun to hear Colby. It could be good to have him on sometimes to hear the perspective of a young developer these days. I was 13 when I was “bit” by the coding bug but that’s so long ago! 🙂
Mohammed Firdaus says:
Posted December 7, 2014 at 8:44 PM

I completely agree with Philippe. That ‘feel of bootstrapping’ is what makes Techzing so unique. You almost feel like you’re there with the guest while he’s building his company.