Software Developer

16 Tips For Starting A Successful Software Developer (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Want to start your own software developer? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a software developer:

Where to start?

-> Software developer plan
-> How to finance a software developer?
-> How much does it cost to start a software developer?
-> Pros and cons of a software developer

Need inspiration?

-> Other software developer success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a software developer
-> Software developer slogans
-> Software developer names
-> Software developer Instagram captions

Other resources

-> Profitability of a software developer

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for becoming a software developer:

#1: Sajin Rajan, founder of Epixel Solutions:

We chatted with with Sajin, founder of Epixel Solutions ($150K/month). In our interview, Sajin says:

Every insight I learned is an input, and the output always depends on the inputs.

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#2: Rachit Khator, founder of Stackby:

We chatted with with Rachit, founder of Stackby ($/month). In our interview, Rachit says:

There are no shortcuts to success - each journey will be full of hardships but in the end, only your perseverance and courage will lead you to success.

Read the full interview ➜

#3: Sajin Rajan, founder of Epixel Solutions:

We chatted with with Sajin, founder of Epixel Solutions ($150K/month). In our interview, Sajin says:

Time is real. Embrace that fact and keep doing your thing until the right time falls for your business to bloom and boom.

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#4: Osman Koc, founder of UserGuiding:

We chatted with with Osman, founder of UserGuiding ($200K/month). In our interview, Osman says:

Our endgame has been set for a long time, but in the next 5 years, the main goal is to be the best all-in-one product adoption platform.

Additionally:

Your ideas don’t have to be groundbreaking, yes, but a great idea leads to even greater execution, so instead of dwelling too much on the execution, it is important to just shape the idea to the best form possible for greater potential during execution.

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#5: Sajin Rajan, founder of Epixel Solutions:

We chatted with with Sajin, founder of Epixel Solutions ($150K/month). In our interview, Sajin says:

Business is always a thrilling roller coaster ride. The twists and turns never stop. Every year is a new year in business. New experiences and new learnings.

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#6: Max Rice, founder of SkyVerge, Inc.:

We chatted with with Max, founder of SkyVerge, Inc. ($350K/month). In our interview, Max says:

You rarely get it right the first time. You make decisions based on the best available information, then you learn from the results and iterate.

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#7: Konstantin Klyagin, founder of Redwerk:

We chatted with with Konstantin, founder of Redwerk ($0/month). In our interview, Konstantin says:

What we've noticed is that offline events indeed work much better than online ones - whether for networking or sealing new deals.

Additionally:

Lastly, you don’t have to work long hours to be successful. You need to learn how to work efficiently, what tasks can be delegated, and what tasks should go straight to the garbage bin.

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#8: Cody Benedetto and Ryan Serkes, founder of Modern Launch:

We chatted with with Cody, founder of Modern Launch ($50K/month). In our interview, Cody says:

Focus on 2 sales/marketing strategies. Double down on them, master them, and do them the right way.

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#9: Colleen Schnettler, founder of HelloQuery:

We chatted with with Colleen, founder of HelloQuery ($/month). In our interview, Colleen says:

I taught myself how to code on nights and weekends to enable me to build my products. I couldn't afford a boot camp, so I cobbled together free resources on the internet.

Additionally:

Putting myself out there in an honest and vulnerable way helped me widen my network, and opportunities came my way.

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#10: Chris DeSalvo, founder of Keyhole Software:

We chatted with with Chris, founder of Keyhole Software ($/month). In our interview, Chris says:

I believe that if you have the right idea, enough determination, and a good partner, anyone can become an entrepreneur.

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#11: Osman Koc, founder of UserGuiding:

We chatted with with Osman, founder of UserGuiding ($200K/month). In our interview, Osman says:

You should constantly iterate the growth experiments by improving without looking at the previous unsuccessful periods.

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#12: Osman Koc, founder of UserGuiding:

We chatted with with Osman, founder of UserGuiding ($200K/month). In our interview, Osman says:

Why do you work on your own when you get the solution right away?

Additionally:

After you find a business idea, allocate a great deal of time and effort to find the right super advisors and mentors. If you can ask the right questions, everybody is ready to answer them.