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you're watching coding tutorials at
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night building little projects on
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weekends maybe even grinding leak code
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problems thinking that's your ticket to
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the tech money everyone talks about but
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here's the truth in 2025 most people
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trying to break into Tech are doing the
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exact same things and most of them are
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still struggling I've been there before
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7 years ago I was a 30-year-old English
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teacher making barely enough to get by
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and I was able to turn my life around
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becoming a senior developer earning over
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$300,000 annually managing teams at
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companies doing 78 figures in Revenue in
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this video I'm showing you exactly how
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to actually make real money in Tech in
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2025 not with the outdated advice that
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worked 5 years ago but with the specific
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strategies that are working right now
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the tech industry has fundamentally
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shifted in ways most people haven't
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realized in 2025 there are three
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critical changes you need to understand
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first AI integration has eliminated many
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entry-level coding jobs companies that
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used to hire Junior developers to build
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basic features now use AI tools instead
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if your strategy is to learn code and
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apply everywhere you're competing
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against artificial intelligence not just
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other developers second the traditional
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hiring pipeline is broken most job
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boards are flooded with thousands of
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applicants for each position and many
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listings are merely performative the
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positions are often filled internally or
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through networks before they're even
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posted third skills that command premium
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salaries have completely shifted
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technical specialization now trumps
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generalized knowledge I've seen
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specialized developers with just one
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year of focused experience out earning
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generalist with 5 years in the field let
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me share a concrete example when I
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worked at a software development firm we
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built a mental health application for
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our client the CEO then asked me to
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refactor everything so we could reuse
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components for different organizations
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that's when I realized something crucial
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every app needs authentication chat and
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profile management these core components
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make up 90% of what most applications
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require the developers who could create
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these modular reusable components became
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indispens princible while those who only
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know how to follow tutorials struggle to
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provide real value in 2025 there are
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three specific paths that actually lead
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to significant income in Tech path
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number one the specialized developer
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this isn't about becoming a full stack
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or a front-end developer anymore it's
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about developing expertise and high
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value Specialties that companies
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desperately need security Engineers
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making 175 to
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250k AI integration Specialists earning
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1 160 to 220k Performance optimization
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experts commanding 140k to 200k take
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Gabe who was working in Insurance while
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finishing college instead of trying to
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learn everything he focused exclusively
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on payment processing systems within 90
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days he landed a junior role at AMX
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making well over six figures not because
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he knew everything but because he solved
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one specific valuable problem better
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than anyone else path number two the
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technical founder this doesn't mean
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building the next Facebook it means
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identifying specific industry problems
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and creating focused Solutions SAS tools
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for Niche Industries specialized
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automation systems technical Consulting
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paired with custom software mini a
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former florist whose business closed
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during Co built an inventory management
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system specifically for small flower
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shops she now earns multi5 figures
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implementing her solutions for
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businesses not by coding 24/7 but by
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solving a specific problem that nobody
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else was addressing
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effectively path number three the tech
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adjacent professionals some of the
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highest earners in Tech barely code at
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all product managers 145k to 210k
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technical Sales 120k Plus commissions
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Solutions Architects 165 to
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230k the most valuable skill in Tech
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today isn't coding it's identifying
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problems worth solving let me show you
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how this works in practice I noticed
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patterns in the components every
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application needed instead of just
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completing the project I built a boiler
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plate Foundation I could reuse for
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future work I created a GitHub
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repository with organized documentation
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and file structures that other
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developers could also use this approach
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identifying a common problem and
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creating a reusable solution now drives
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every successful Tech Career I've seen
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here's how to implement this mindset
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observe repetitive tasks in your current
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work or industry ask why five times get
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to the root of the inefficiencies think
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about how solutions could apply broadly
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build proof of Concepts that address
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these problems share your solutions to
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validate their value Shay a 4-year-old
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dad with no Tech background focused
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exclusively on building e-commerce
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components for small businesses within 5
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months he was working with the former
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CMO of Ikea as a freelance developer
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making multi5 figures not because he
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mastered every technology but because he
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solved a specific problem that provided
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clear business value your six-month
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action plan here's exactly what to do
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month by month to start making real
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money in Tech month one strategy and
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focus choose one path specialist founder
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or Tech adjacent identify one problem
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domain that interests you research the
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specific Technologies needed not all
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Technologies just what's relevant create
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a focused learning road map month 2 to
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three
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Foundation Building learn the core
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Technologies for your chosen path start
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building components or Solutions related
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to your focus area connect with others
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working in your target specialty
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document your learning process publicly
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month 4 to five creating Your solution
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build a complete solution to your chosen
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problem test it with actual users or
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potential clients refine based on
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feedback develop clear documentation
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explaining the problem use solve month
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six positioning and monetization create
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a portfolio showcasing your specialized
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solution Reach Out directly to companies
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or clients who need your specific
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expertise position yourself as the
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solution to a particular problem not a
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generic developer start charging for
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your solution or expertise the key
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difference from your traditional
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approaches this plan focuses on solving
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specific problems rather than
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accumulating generic skills this is how
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my student Json went from being stuck in
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tutorial hell to building an app that
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hundreds of users now depend on daily
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making her immediately valuable to
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employers feuture proofing your Tech
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Career the final piece of making money
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in Tech is ensuring you remain valuable
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as the industry continues evolving build
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systems not just skills documentation is
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as valuable as code itself create
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communities around your Solutions
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continuously identify new problems to
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solve these principles have enabled me
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to go from a 30-year old ESL teacher to
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building multiple successful Tech
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Ventures and helping hundreds of others
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do the same the developers who will
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thrive in the coming years aren't those
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who know the most languages or
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Frameworks they're the ones who can
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identify valuable problems and build
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effective solutions by focusing on this
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approach you will position yourself for
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sustainable success regardless of how
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technology evolves now you know exactly
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what it takes to actually make money in
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Tech in 2025
