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Stop Coding and You’ll Be RICH

Waqas Shami
5 min readJul 11, 2024

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Alright, let’s get real for a moment. Imagine: You’re sitting at your desk, fingers flying over the keyboard, lines of code streaming across your screen. You’re in the zone, solving complex problems, debugging, and creating. But a thought hits you like a lightning bolt.

“What if I stopped coding? Could I write zero lines of code and get wealthy?”

Sounds absurd? But bear with me — things are getting interesting on this journey.

The Myth of the Billionaire Coder

First off, let’s tackle the elephant in the room. Can a coder be a billionaire? Sure, names like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk might pop into my head. But here’s the kicker, did Mark Zuckerberg code Facebook into existence? Yes, he did, but that’s not the whole story.

Coding was just the beginning. The real magic happened when he stopped coding and started focusing on building a business.

The Transition from Coder to Entrepreneur

I have spent years in the trenches, coding away, and saw how most successful software entrepreneurs built their fortunes. They did not code; they constructed civilizations.

I want to get rich. Should I learn to code? Learning to code is an excellent skill. It’s similar to…

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Waqas Shami
Waqas Shami

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