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Before launching Boot.dev, Lane was comfortably making $200,000 as a backend engineering manager. However, the spark for his side project ignited primarily out of a frustration he experienced while hiring Go developers. Noticing the scarcity of resources for back-end technologies in a market saturated with front-end learning tools, Lane identified a significant gap he believed he could fill.
With only $2,000 monthly revenue and the risk of stepping away from a stable job, Lane approached a former company CFO for funding. After pitching his vision, he secured a $330,000 angel investment, giving him some breathing room to pursue Boot.dev full-time.