ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Designing courses that are both entertaining and informative is no small feat. But, time and time again, Wes Bos delivers.
There's no secret formula either. The method is simple. Wes takes a project first approach, thinking about the technology he wants to teach and everything a learner would need to know in order to become skilled at it and dumping it all into a mind map.
From there he tries to build three to four different projects of different sizes, covering different areas. One might be heavy on the data, another may be focused on authentication and permissions. Then he reverse engineers his projects and asks questions, "what are the milestones? What are the things you need to learn? What can you build in a course scope?"
Beyond his courses Wes also has built his own platform and co-hosts the wonderful podcast Syntax.fm with Scott Tolinski.
Building the platform himself was very important to Wes. It came from wanting to have a sense of credibility, and there just not being anything that had the features he wanted at the time. And it gives him an ongoing project to work on and continue to write production code.
The podcast has also been very successful in its own right. It has been excellent for selling courses and it makes money from sponsorships as well.
So check out this episode of the Badass Courses podcast to get more insights from Wes Bos including, when he decided to hire employees, dealing with stolen content, managing aging content, and more!
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