David Levai
Coffee with Developers
#1about 6 minutes
From business student to self-taught web developer
A developer shares his unconventional journey into tech, starting with building fan websites for video games as a child.
#2about 10 minutes
The learning curve and the developer's 'aha' moment
It can take years of learning and overcoming the Dunning-Kruger effect to finally reach an 'aha' moment of true understanding in software development.
#3about 8 minutes
Using no-code and low-code tools for development
No-code and low-code platforms like Webflow and Bubble are effective tools for building MVPs and can serve as a gateway for non-technical people to enter the world of development.
#4about 10 minutes
Managing a remote agency as a digital nomad
Adopting a digital nomad lifestyle requires a remote-first mindset for your business, emphasizing asynchronous communication and clear policies to manage teams across different time zones.
#5about 4 minutes
Shifting focus from scaling an agency to mentoring
The difficulties of scaling a software agency can lead to a career pivot towards mentoring other developers on business, marketing, and freelancing skills.
#6about 9 minutes
Why developers should learn marketing and share publicly
Developers can significantly advance their careers by consistently sharing their work and learning online and by acquiring marketing and business skills to become more valuable.
Related jobs
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.
Matching moments
26:10 MIN
Actionable advice for contributing to the developer community
The Power of Developer Communities
51:06 MIN
Q&A on starting a developer career and hackathons
How to make REST APIs in Django?
1:13:07 MIN
Q&A on low-code, production readiness, and career
Build Your Own Subscription-based Course Platform
1:01:01 MIN
Finding success with a non-traditional developer career path
WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Should We Respect LLMs? Is Rust Taking Over? Developers as Content Creators and more
03:20 MIN
Building a sustainable freelance career with small businesses
WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Our World Congress 2025 & CODE100 Highlights with Jack Barber and Marco Podien
00:11 MIN
A developer's journey into public speaking
Coffee with Developers - Francesco Ciulla
12:23 MIN
Combining development skills with communication and teaching
Finding Your Way in Tech
18:23 MIN
How to create authentic content developers trust
Why Developers Don't Care About Your Employer Brand and How to Fix it
Featured Partners
Related Videos
How to Build Truly Production-ready Apps - Modern JS-based SaaS Stack for Indie Devs and Small Teams
Dávid Lévai
Coffee with developers - Brian Morrison
Brian Morrison
Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson
David Heinemeier Hansson
Building Apps With a Mixture of Code and No Code
Mark Piller
Build Your Own Subscription-based Course Platform
Dávid Lévai
Coffee with Developers - Cassidy Williams -
Cassidy Williams
Using all the HTML, Running State of the Browser and "Modern" is Rubbish
Chris Heilmann & Daniel Cranney and David Letorey
WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Vibe Coding Deep Dive, Conference Video Editing and more
Chris Heilmann & Daniel Cranney
Related Articles
View all articles



From learning to earning
Jobs that call for the skills explored in this talk.

Fullstack Web & Mobile Developer - AWS · Remote
LifeTeachUs gGmbH
Remote
€40-65K
TypeScript
React Native
Amazon DynamoDB

Developer Advocate
Aleph Alpha


{"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Developer
Live Wire
Unreal Engine




