Going From Teaching 15 People To 750 People - Part 1 (Humble Beginnings)
Intro & Context
For those of you who don’t know, my friend Rahul Pandey and I have been growing a completely free Tech Career Growth Community over the past ~5 months. Our goal is to take the vast learnings we have accumulated across our combined ~15 years in the Silicon Valley, polish them into an easily digestible format, and give it all away for free. The main way we do this is by hosting bi-weekly-ish live sessions where we break down a complex, important tech topic for anyone who wants to come. After going through some prepared content for ~1 hour, we then take as many questions as we can, often for ~2 hours, leading to a staggering ~3 hours of us talking per session. The experience is open, honest, and interactive; Rahul and I feel like we’re truly connecting with the community during these sessions, which is why we love doing them.
While the sessions are hugely successful now, the path was far from entirely smooth. Rahul and I have learned a lot along the way, and we have constantly been evolving the session format over time to make it more effective. Since we have been doing this for a while, I felt like it was a good time to look back and break down this evolution process. It’s always fun to capture a little piece of history, and it’s important to formally write down and share…
