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From back pain to building software…

From back pain to building software…

Sat Aug 20 2022
Before I got into tech I used to help people deal with back pain. I started out as the guy who cleans weights up at the gym. Slowly worked my way up to a personal trainer. Ended up specializing as a corrective exercise coach for people with debilitating back pain.
I never set out to be a physical therapist. It was just a way to make money when I was in university. Things got out of hand and by the time I graduated no entry-level job could offer me more money than I was already making as a physical therapist. So I stuck with it.
After about 7 years in the industry, I needed a change. I got into tech in my late 20s. Learned how to code at a Bootcamp in London called Founders & Coders I fell in love with the immediacy of feedback that comes with writing software. Worked as an engineer for about 5 years. I wasn’t bad but I was never going to be great.
I enjoyed the product side of software work much more than engineering. I gradually began to focus on helping companies improve their user retention metrics. My background in anatomy was quite unique to the space and it helped me think about products from a perspective that’s both technical and creative.
It was corrective exercise coaching all over again. This time it was digital, not anatomical, but it was the same game. I helped product managers establish a framework to pay attention to the right numbers, I highlighted which numbers didn’t exist and asked important questions about others, then I worked on a plan to funnel attention towards the most important changes, and I helped keep track of things so that we could systematically work on improving things.
At some point along the way, I began using a tool called Chirr App write Twitter threads. Don’t remember how I found it but I loved it. Reached out to the founder, Sasha Koss, and shared my appreciation. We stayed in touch. A year later he asked if I’d like to join the project as a co-founder.
I enjoy consulting, it pays well, but I also wanted a project of my own to sink my teeth into. Sasha is an open-source developer for whom I have the utmost respect. We’d casually worked together for a year, and I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. Joining Chirr App was a no-brainer.
Sasha and I now work on Chirr App full-time. We’re a tiny bootstrapped team of 3 and we’re working hard to build a tool that helps people get the most out of Twitter.
What is Chirr App?
Chirr App is a tool that helps experts and teams regularly write and schedule Twitter threads. If the people you want to reach are on Twitter, threads are an effective way to establish your expertise in an industry.
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