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# [How to \*Really\* Build a Portfolio. Solution First, Problem Second](https://bitsbetween.com/how-to-really-build-a-portfolio-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Most advice tells you to find a problem first. Here's why starting with your solution - and finishing something imperfect - works better.

Sep 8 · 5 min read · bitsbetween.com  
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I'm a senior frontend and mobile developer with a decade of experience building things that work - and occasionally fixing things that don't.

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