Helping you find your way into tech, from someone who came in sideways.
I'm Pav. I taught myself to code, spent a few years teaching others, and somewhere along the way I found myself leading technology around the globe. I write about what I've picked up to help you do the same.
What I write about
Learning tech
For people learning to code, or using AI to help them. Python foundations is a good first step.
Growing a career
For people moving into tech, especially from another field, and working out how careers here actually move.
Leading tech
For people running teams or platforms where getting it wrong is expensive.
Latest writing
All writing →Python foundations
If you've never written a line of code, start here. Five short lessons, in order, that take you from nothing to reading files, handling errors and writing functions you'd actually reuse. I've tried to assume as little as possible.
The Protégé Effect: learn by teaching others
Written in the 2020 lockdown, when I offered free 40-minute coding classes to my network — and ended up with twenty students across three countries.
Speaking
I talk about moving into tech from a non-traditional route, and about technology in legal work.
Talks and topics →Coaching
One-to-one sessions for people moving into tech, or stepping up once they're in.
How it works →