Is Improving Code Performance a Good Niche?

About this episode

The episode discusses whether improving code performance is a viable niche for freelancers.

For a while, I was getting a lot of questions about whether something would be a good niche for indies. In this video, I answer the question of whether improving code performance is a good niche. Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the week: CSuite Content published an introduction to personal PR and managing your personal brand. Enov8 has a new guide to GCP data masking. InfluxData added a glossary entry explaining overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Unusual VC published a piece on AI in software development and what it means for startups. Careflow recently covered patient intake management software on their blog. Tricentis, who makes testing tools, put out an introduction to AI test automation. Workato shared a guide to logistics automation. Autify published a primer on AI quality assurance. Spin.AI broke down the differences between CASB vs SSPM

People in this episode

Host: Erik Dietrich

Topics covered

• code performance
• niche markets
• freelancing
• software development
• personal branding

Keywords

• code performance
• niche
• freelancing
• software development
• personal brand

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CSuite Content, Enov8, InfluxData, Unusual VC, Careflow, Tricentis, Workato, Autify, Spin.AI

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