Josh Kraus is a Chicago-born, Denver-based writer and mediocre autobiographist with an interest in art, entrepreneurship, and emerging industries. When he's not writing, he attends to his t-shirt business, Bird Fur. Find him at joshkra.us and birdfurtees.com.
Joshua's articles
Home Office Setup Essentials: 6 Principles to Improve Your Space
By Joshua Kraus,
Build the ultimate home office setup, from choosing the ideal space and avoiding distractions to the best lighting and furniture.
4 Most High-Demand Skillsets for Remote Jobs
By Joshua Kraus,
Looking to leave offices behind for good? These four skillsets will put you on the high demand side of the remote job market.
How Aaron Osteraas Made the Content to Code Career Transition
By Joshua Kraus,
Follow Aaron Osteraas’ journey to getting a developer job, from tinkering with computer parts as a teenager to overcoming the challenges of programming.
How to Prepare for a Remote Job Search
By Joshua Kraus,
Joshua Kraus explores how to conduct a remote job search, impress remote employers, nail interviews, and land a remote job that best fits your needs.
How Four Programmers Got Their First Python Jobs
By Joshua Kraus,
Four Python programmers explain how they got their Python programming jobs, with tips and advice on how you can land your next programming job.
How Your Company Can Benefit from Contributing to Open Source
By Joshua Kraus,
Joshua Kraus explores five ways that companies benefit from contributing to open source.
The Freelance Tipping Point: 5 Stories on Leaving the Corporate World
By Joshua Kraus,
Joshua Kraus talks to four freelancers about the tipping point that made them decide to leave the corporate world behind in favor of freelancing.
To the Clients Who Stiffed Us…
By Joshua Kraus,
One risk freelancers face is spending substantial time on a project without ever getting paid. Joshua Kraus talks to four freelancers who have been there.
Oh, the Lengths We’ll Go: Extreme Stories on Getting the Job Done
By Joshua Kraus,
Deprivation, root canals and office bondage... some freelancers and entrepreneurs will do anything to get the job done. Joshua Kraus talks to six of them.
Learning to Code after 40: If You Think It’s Too Late, Read This
By Joshua Kraus,
Joshua Kraus speaks with two developers about learning to code, and starting to work in the field, after the age of 40.