Motivated to find solutions
Linus was coding from the cradle, learning from his father who was himself a developer. He is a big advocate for having sound technical skills as a basis on which to build a career. Once he completed his studies and whilst seeking a job Linus set himself the challenge of solving a problem with technology. That problem? Not sucking at Fantasy Football.
“I built one of the first Fantasy Premier League assistant mobile applications that helped figure out what teams you should rotate different players with and who might be an undervalued player,” Linus told us.
Not everyone who will make great products needs to have built successful software or learnt to code as a child. But it’s striking that Linus was able to spot the gap in the market, and had the technical skills to fill it. And although he made money from his project, the reason he remains proud of his app is that it worked and real human beings used it. (See also: Why empathy and collaboration are the keys to cyber success.)
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
