Chasing MOments, The power of neighbor vigilantes and solving problems.
How to go from No code to writing smart contracts in three months
Check out the whole podcast with Momin Ahmad
Why do I want this guest on the podcast, what I hoped to learn, and was this accomplished?
Momin is a creative force to be reckoned with. He is a connector, an operator, a musician, and a really fun dude. I wanted him on this podcast to understand how you go from no coding to writing smart contracts in three months, why on earth he decided to create a music festival in fuck-all Texas, and more insight into how we should raise money for Stoa.
Favorite quotes and ideas from the podcast.
"How to go from No-code to writing smart contracts in 3 months."
Have a strong "why." Look, it's a fucking cliche, but it's also true like many. Mo saw that software was eating the world. He knew he didn't want to be an appetizer, so he set out to learn more.
Find your Yoda - Mo met his co-founder Neil who showed him what was possible when combining creativity and coding. Neil also offered up a challenge. Mo realized that he wanted to build something with Neil. To join, Neil said, write a smart contract.
Mo now had a deep why and a challenge to overcome. But, like any hero on a journey, the story was beginning.
He took a three-month coding boot-camp course that taught him a bunch of useless stuff, but the valuable thing it gave him was an understanding of logic.
Use the terminal to learn to run your computer from a terminal. Then, you will have a fundamental understanding of how computers operate.
Find a problem you want to solve and solve it.
This, combined with his ability to solve problems, brought Mo on a year-long journey across the world.
For more about Mo, his music festival Mofest, and his new band Texas String Assembly listen to the podcast here.