JamesGriffin

Close to my heart as I'm at the actual JPM conference this year. The author's not running in the right healthcare circles though which is why they hasn't met them. If they were connected with the CEO and/or CFOs of health systems or any of the public companies presenting, they'd definitely know people that have attended. Regardless, fun read though. And it is true, -hard- to get in.

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This comment is absolutely brilliant and great advice. Wish I could upvote it multiple times.

Hell no.

Maybe it's different in the Bay Area, but at least in North Texas where we are headquartered, I see a ton of older front-end developers. Not to mention, I see a lot of people much older than you do a bootcamp in JavaScript to switch careers and get hired.

As long as you're willing to stay up-to-date on the latest JavaScript framework, you'll be more than fine. The reason you see a lot of older back-end developers than front-end developers in my opinion is because it usually pays better and back-end technology stays more static than front-end technology.

Not me, but one of my friends. He ran an ecommerce shop, selling items manufactured in China, and easily cleared over 1M in revenue (think it was something like 3 to 4!). Eventually, since it was consuming his whole life, he brought on a team to help him handle other aspects especially since he just had a kid.

I run a custom software development firm for fast-growing HealthTech companies. From 1 to 3 people, we utilized Excel. After 3 people we started utilizing Toggl Track as it was becoming a nightmare to record all our billable hours. Toggl has a feature-rich, free version up to 5 people that gives you a good idea if you like the platform. We're now a 14 person company on Toggl's paid plan (I think it's called team). Well worth the investment from my perspective. Eventually, I feel like we will outgrow Toggl, but I think it should scale to at least 25 or 30 people.