Justin sneaks out of the house on a cold, dark autumn night and records an episode.

Topic: why you should learn from practitioners, not professors.

Didn't record an episode last week, because I was launching the new Marketing for Developers course.

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Show notes * Read it on Medium: I wasted four years of my life doing this * CBC Venture * What a CD-ROM looks like * Getting Real, a book by Jason Fried and DHH * The Product People podcast * My first online product: Amplification * Definition: Just in time inventory * Donald Trump's "small" $14 million loan from his dad * Get the $50 launch discount * There's a few spots left for Product People Club * Theme music by Striker-Metal.com * Podcast hosting by Simplecast.fm * Follow Justin (@mijustin) on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat

I learned more from building, launching, and marketing a product than I did in 4 years of university.