E135: Switching Careers and Learning How to Code with Petru Trimbitas

<p><strong>This episode was recorded at an exclusive event called PodMAX where founders had an opportunity to share their stories and knowledge.</strong></p> <p><strong>Special guest host Rocky Lalvani leads the conversation down a path of insights, solutions, and collaboration.</strong></p> <p><strong>Join us for our next event at</strong><a href="http://www.podmax.co/"><u><strong> www.podmax.co</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>A Romanian-native, Petru Trimbitas started learning how to code back in 9th grade. Eventually, he realized the fasted way to have his own gaming system was becoming a programmer. Recognizing the struggle of finding mentors, he now helps others find success in coding faster than he did.</strong></p> <p><strong>Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Where to find mentors<br> </li> <li>Learning experiences from running a business<br> </li> <li>How to get started with coding when you’re switching careers<br> </li> <li>How their learning platform differs from a 4-year computer programming degree<br> </li> <li>How to know you could be good at coding</li> </ul> <p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p> <p><strong>How to Find Mentors</strong></p> <p>We all think we need to do things ourselves. But you need to learn from other people's mistakes and experiences, or you can waste time figuring it out yourself. It's a lot faster to learn from others and having mentors. You can find mentors just by reading books or listening to podcasts. Surround yourself with people smarter than you are. And don't be afraid to ask for help from an expert.</p> <p><strong>How to Get Started with Coding as a Career-Switcher</strong></p> <p>A lot of people fall into the trap of copy-pasting code from the internet. They take the code, run the code on their local computers, and it works. But the problem here is that you don't understand why it works. And whenever you want to create something from scratch, you feel stuck.</p> <p>Petru helps people learn how to code, especially t