Hey there indie hackers, it’s been almost a year since episode #1 of The BBoJS podcast with Hassan.
This week, we're diving into an inspiring story that proves the power of side projects and persistent vision. Meet Kamran Ahmed, the mastermind behind Roadmap.sh, a platform that's revolutionising how developers navigate their learning journeys.
Takeaways
Roadmap.sh is a platform that provides learning paths for different skills and technologies, helping beginners and intermediate developers navigate their learning journey.
The platform offers free content and resources, making learning accessible to everyone.
Kamran started roadmap.sh as a side project to help students and developers find their career path, but it has grown into a successful business.
The decision to transition roadmap.sh into a business was prompted by the need to provide more features and support for the growing community.
The platform aims to be the go-to resource for learning, providing comprehensive roadmaps, courses, and projects for various roles and skills. Roadmap.sh offers curated learning roadmaps for developers, with a focus on making learning accessible and generating revenue.
The team behind Roadmap.sh is lean, consisting of two full-time members and one part-time member.
The tech stack includes Astro, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, and is deployed on AWS with CloudFront for fast page loading.
The design of Roadmap.sh has gone through several iterations, with the founder continuously improving and experimenting with the design. Having a good eye for design is important for indie hackers and developers.
Building side projects is a great way to learn and gain experience
Persistence and consistency are key to success.
Roadmap aims to integrate AI to make the user experience even better.
Kamran’s top movies: Pursuit of Happyness, Source Code, and Dark Matter.
Kamran’s top books: Designing Data-Intensive Applications, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams.
Kamran’s top podcasts: Masters of Scale and Syntax FM
Follow Kamran on Twitter: @kamrify. Check out Roadmap.sh
Happy building!
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