On Friday 22 September, 2023, I was honored to deliver the Day 2 opening keynote at the first Python Language Uganda Conference which I thoroughly enjoyed and had a great time with the attendees
When I was requested to keynote about a month ago, I said yes first which is the way I operate, and recommended by Richard Branson. Once accepted, I had a difficult path forward, as I needed something new and fresh to share with this community of young developers, techies who have more technical experience with Python than I do.
As a language python is being used in a wide range of applications, from web development with the Django framework, to data wrangling – pandas, cloud computing orchestration and configuration, into machine learning and artificial intelligence.
I am on a path to solidifying my knowledge of the langauage, which I use day-to-day working with a team building out Beyonic a customer facing digital payments and collections product that enables SMEs to effortlessly collect funds from customers, send payments to vendors, and manage cash flow.
The approach I took was to focus on the end-goal: a lifestyle with options for doing the best quality and value work, while growing in a career or running successful business enterprises, raising families, living a healthy life and contributing to the physical and online communities each of us is part of
The key message was a mindset change on how to approach building this lifestyle taking lessons from successful business owners and indie hackers, which also a reminder of the journey I am on at the moment.
For those that attended:
- What were your key takeaways?
- What questions remained in your mind?
- What did I miss that you think I would have covered better?
Looking forward to hearing back from you
As is my practice I have open sourced my presentation – I am big fan and key advocate
