Building something new

JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development

Amal & Nick are joined by Saron Yitbarek (developer, podcaster, community leader & serial entrepreneur) to catch up and discuss her latest project: Not A Designer

We discuss all the ins & outs of tech entrepreneurship & the challenges of building something new in today’s saturated market. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at how she does it & get a sneak peek on what’s possibly next! (Spoiler Alert: we brain stormed it here)

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Featuring:

• Saron Yitbarek – Website, GitHub, X
• Amal Hussein – GitHub, X
• Nick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Changelog Merch (re-stocked)
• Not A Designer
• Code Newbie
• Code Newbie Podcast
• Base CS Podcast (via Code Newbie)
• Command Line Heroes Podcast (via RedHat)
• CodeLand Conf
• Forem (now parent company of Dev.to)
• Beehiiv - the newsletter platform built for growth
• Substack - a new economic growth for culture
• ConvertKit - the creator marketing platform
• Y Combinator
• Baz Luhrmann - Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen (aka Amal’s “favorite song”)

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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1. It's party time, y'all (00:00:00)

https://jsparty.fm/merch

2. Sponsor: Socket (00:00:39)

https://socket.dev/?utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=changelog-interviews

3. Welcoming Saron (00:04:21)

4. Getting to know Saron (00:05:48)

5. A timing problem? (00:14:38)

6. Not A Designer (00:18:12)

https://notadesigner.io

7. The elevator pitch (00:25:51)

8. Getting traction (00:29:31)

9. Social media proliferates (00:33:58)

10. Dev responses (00:37:17)

11. Saron's process (00:39:13)

12. The grand vision (00:43:05)

13. Obligatory AI chapter (00:44:52)

14. Entrepreneurship (00:52:36)

15. Being in the driver's seat (00:54:32)

16. Lessons learned (00:57:07)

17. Connecting with Saron (00:59:55)

18. Next up on the pod (01:01:23)