How Much Money I've Made As A Software Engineer, Entrepreneur, And YouTuber

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Жыл бұрын

Over the last 6 years, I've worked as a software engineer at Google and Facebook, I've been an entrepreneur as the CEO and co-founder of AlgoExpert, and I've grown this KZfaq channel as a KZfaqr. All 3 of these endeavors have been sources of income for me, and in this video, I reveal exactly how much money I've made from each of them.
AlgoExpert: www.algoexpert.io/clem
SystemsExpert: www.systemsexpert.io/clem
MLExpert: www.algoexpert.io/ml
FrontendExpert: www.frontendexpert.io/clem
ProgrammingExpert: www.programmingexpert.io/clem
BlockchainExpert: www.algoexpert.io/blockchain
My LinkedIn: / clementmihailescu
My Twitter: / clemmihai
My Instagram: / clement_mihailescu
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Пікірлер: 232

@stefan.astrand Жыл бұрын

Congrats man, happy for your success!

@dustinrustick8450 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your success. You deserve it!

@NM-tk4kc Жыл бұрын

Congrats… wishing you much more success ahead but don’t forget your mee time in pursuit of money!

@shekielmorris2261 Жыл бұрын

By far my favourite KZfaq! You motivate me so much especially as a junior Full-Stack Engineer, I aspire to be like you one day!

@user-uk1bx9vm4o Жыл бұрын

just cause you made the video , I smashed the like button as soon as you told me. Even before watching I know that you are not the guy to beat around the bush & will probably reveal some really valuable insights. Video is appreciated, Thanks.

@clem Жыл бұрын

😂 Haha, appreciate it! I hope I didn’t disappoint!

@curtisg8399 Жыл бұрын

Clement you're back! less gooo!

@anelm.5127 Жыл бұрын

Congratulation ! Great success story 💪🏻

@Rocky-me7qh Жыл бұрын

Clement is always my inspiration 👊🏼

@huslerbling Жыл бұрын

Very inspirational journey, thanks for sharing Clément!

@armantavakoli7926 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Clement for sharing this data!

@0240tutor 3 ай бұрын

You got my (subscribe) button smashed. I am another SW Eng. older than you for sure, I don't do algorithms, rather more Linux based services (nav / comm / map) for vehicles and I support the products overseas, but I loved your approach convincing people how to think and where to go. I wish I could find someone like you to team with.

@user-rd7nu8gn4j 2 ай бұрын

Hey, let's team up and build something new and cool:)

@ucretsiztakipci6612 Жыл бұрын

I love people who as transparent and it encourages me.

@BradenLehman Жыл бұрын

Congrats! Thanks for being transparent

@ivangerginov5648 9 ай бұрын

That's honestly very inspiring and impressive. Shows that hard work pays off. Great job and glad that you're still here educating people even though you don't technically have the need to do it.

@JoaoDias-xe2gg Жыл бұрын

Really inspirational! Keep doing a good work

@Moses_coder Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, and congratulations for the consistent hardwork. Its really encouraging

@angelleal3005 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome Clement, Thanks for sharing.

@kramerallensmith Жыл бұрын

Happy to see you doing well, brother

@dabocousin Жыл бұрын

We appreciate your transparency a lot, thanks Clément!

@alisanan9090 Жыл бұрын

Yes, lol

@clem Жыл бұрын

I’m really glad you do!

@BijanInsign Жыл бұрын

Thx for sharing this content with us. Appreciate it.

@mingy7017 Жыл бұрын

Nearly 10% likes from viewings speak for the content itself❤ Appreciate your sharing and inspiration as always🎉

@roywastaken Жыл бұрын

Good stuff Clem!

@RideTheTeacups Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your success!!! 🎉🎉🎉

@clem Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🎉

@rokck_ 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Clem. This is so inspirational.

@onieltoledo8019 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this video man, super motivational 👍👍

@1qr_3xMoreBusiness Жыл бұрын

Inspiring Clement!

@mohamedlegtibi802 Жыл бұрын

Thanks.We need more challenge and code interview like you did couple of years ago

@rosendo3219 Жыл бұрын

cool video. thank you for being transparent!

@luispalacios27 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this info. It is actually inspiring.

@adnanabbas. Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, really inspiring!

@MrNetsecure Жыл бұрын

damn man! Really happy for you!

@samiab6077 Жыл бұрын

nicely done my man! Very inspiring to see your success.

@dmitriymeh Жыл бұрын

Definitely inspirational. Super thanks 🙏

@filipecotrimmelo7714 Жыл бұрын

Instead of showing the amount in the table, you should put the rate per month or per hour and in parenthesis you could put the yearly amount. And congratulations by the company and by sharing, this is amazing! You rocks =)

@JacobAuthier Жыл бұрын

Well $100/hour is about $200,000/year so $500/hour is about $1m/year. I don't think he puts it since his wage would be a lot more variant at different times of the year.

@filipecotrimmelo7714 Жыл бұрын

@@JacobAuthier The reason I say to put by hour is because there were year that he work part of it only. So we could compare years better.

@filipecotrimmelo7714 Жыл бұрын

For instance if he worked only 3 months in the first year, this would be easier to see how much was the raise from year to year.

@intondiscott Жыл бұрын

On my second year with algoexpert. I don’t use it as much as I would like due to time constraints but when I do use it, my problem solving skills do get better in leetcode. And when dec comes around I’ll purchase it again 😎

@clem Жыл бұрын

Challenge yourself to complete every single question on the platform!

@intondiscott Жыл бұрын

@@clem naturally… I like to listen to yours and Tim’s explanations of the problems as it give different perspectives. This has made me realize that there are so many ways of answering the problems.

@ahmedanwer6899 11 ай бұрын

at first i was gonna clown how u were desperate for views but this video was actually transparent and inspiring

@aliyektaie9123 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! First, i used algoexpert and system expert and I can’t recommend it enough! Thise 2 products git me in Uber and now PlayStation! Second, thanks for sharing these numbers. It was very motivational, especially because i am working on a side project and about to onboard my first early adopter 🎉 wish you the best!

@mathgeeksrus9399 Жыл бұрын

This is pretty inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

@Kyle-rf5mb Жыл бұрын

Love open videos like this around finances. Great job!

@davidauza2007 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. It’s inspiring to me!

@artfiltersai Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information, you are motivated me

@ahmedanwer6899 11 ай бұрын

i think it would be awesome if you made a video on how you became a lifestyle entrepreneur, how to gain user traction, tech stack, employees etc

@carlosbido8881 11 ай бұрын

Great video, as you said.. It's inspirational! Keep going! Regards from Brazil =)

@AliAhmed63708 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the transparency

@BohdanTrotsenko 11 ай бұрын

This is golden. Thank you.

@yt_abc3029 11 ай бұрын

The transparency is appreciated

@Bukola1 Жыл бұрын

Very Inspiring! Thanks for being so transparent

@test-tj3jk Жыл бұрын

Loved the honesty

@LuisMorales-yx8di Жыл бұрын

Good stuff bro

@InternetMadeCoder Жыл бұрын

Amazing & inspirational!

@raysash4300 Жыл бұрын

appreciate your transparency

@gaetanherry Жыл бұрын

Super interesting thanks Clem

@abdoutech6861 11 ай бұрын

So inspiring, thank you!

@benfaizahamza Жыл бұрын

I m happy for you ! 🎉

@GChief117 Жыл бұрын

This is inspiring. Thank you.

@nsuid7499 Жыл бұрын

This was a great video, thanks for sharing. Now I'm wondering wth I'm doing with my life, gotta up the grindset up a notch or two I guess.

@tkdevlop Жыл бұрын

Great progressing

@BlockCylinder Жыл бұрын

I'm on a different path but Clement, your story and your transparent videos like this one have really inspired me over the last two years. I'm in my mid-40's and I've been gainfully employed as a software engineer for one year as of today. It's the best thing I've ever done for myself. Thank you, sir.

@cannotwest Жыл бұрын

He doesn't care about you, he's a multimillionaire.

@jlushefski Жыл бұрын

@@cannotwest That's a run-on sentence. If you want to be a jerk, at least have proper grammar.

@cannotwest Жыл бұрын

@@jlushefski I don't want to be a jerk, just anonymous feedback. Wouldn't thank any KZfaq entrepreneur who doesn't care about me personally, what's the point of that. What's wrong with the grammar?

@cannotwest Жыл бұрын

@@jlushefski He'll see it and probably think about it. I just don't get the point in thanking mega-youtubers and multimillionaires in the comments on their social - they get rats a** about you and it looks weak and lame. It's just my thought process, nothing more.

@BlockCylinder Жыл бұрын

@@cannotwest I don't care about you.

@rahulisgreat4911 Жыл бұрын

Great video And i now know Who is the creator of Algoexpert I have seen that ad so many times 😂👍

@Marcos32709 Жыл бұрын

Hey Clement, happy that your project turned out to be this big. I remember in fullstack academy in 2017 (1702 here) when you did your presentation, I would have not guessed 5 years in the future I would be using it on a weekly basis to stay proficient lol. Great job on sticking to your idea and thank you for providing a great tool.

@clem Жыл бұрын

Haha, that’s awesome to hear! And wow, 1702. That must have been around mid 2017? Those were really the early days of AlgoExpert! Presenting at Fullstack Academy was one of the first big boosts we got as far as marketing and sales are concerned.

@harispapadopoulos4295 Жыл бұрын

Hair looking good, keep it up

@dawizze1 Жыл бұрын

Seeing this is really motivating to keep going and continue my ideas and potential side business along with my software engineering salary l. Thank you for sharing!

@user-ry7pu4tv5x Жыл бұрын

thank you, this video motived me

@buteaufrancoisjr.3889 Жыл бұрын

So inspirational!!

@dipanjanmandal1771 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video sir

@anna_in_canada Жыл бұрын

Very motivating video!

@Troglodyte2021 Жыл бұрын

I am glad that your hard work has been somehow rewarded. May you have a even huger success in the future!

@kishorkunal21 11 ай бұрын

Clement, why your AlgoExpert support never responds to any query ? I have asked several times whether the auto suggestion in code editor is not available or is there any way to enable it? Sorry may not be a right place to ask this, but can't help

@aisjdijasijdajsd 11 ай бұрын

Roughly how different are the taxes for when you're working in G/F vs Algoexpert CEO? Are they roughly the same if both income is the same?

@timothychin1594 Жыл бұрын

Amazing transparency Clement! I think if you were able to make a video about the costs of starting an online startup like AlgoExpert, that would be super helpful too for any of us who are interested in going into web entrepreneurship.

@clem Жыл бұрын

Will do! Also planning on releasing a general “roadmap to building a multi-million-dollar online business” video soon!

@rajankhunt7002 11 ай бұрын

Great motivative video.

@luyam9 7 ай бұрын

Any plans to create a new business or app? Thanks for the information! Inspiring.

@giovannimonti9505 10 ай бұрын

love that breakdown

@tkeo12 Жыл бұрын

So with chat GPT doing our algo / coding questions, you are back to You Tube as your only income source :)

@jordanb9363 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your transparency with this video. It's funny what happens when you decide to take a chance on yourself

@TheWesleysmd1990 Жыл бұрын

Definitely more inspirational than anything else

@deogratiusekodi3431 11 ай бұрын

Motivational it is!😊

@nyustdent Жыл бұрын

great video!

@PartTim3Hobo Жыл бұрын

I swear everytime I watch one of your videos that monitor in the background keeps getting bigger and bigger

@theovdhd Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this

@dosirac8395 Жыл бұрын

Great video! How did you make such a huge jump in pay at Google between 2017 and 2018?

@ronakjain6377 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are truly inspirational. Loved your transparency.

@trentconley4374 Жыл бұрын

Very cool, thanks for sharing. I really love videos like these that are transparent with money. Also very cool to see that you are able to provide so much more to the world by creating something like algo expert that others can use rather than trading your time for money.

@happilylivingtoday9885 4 ай бұрын

Do you have any statistics on how many sales you get from this channel and how many from paid ads?

@CricketThomas Жыл бұрын

🎉🎉 big money boys

@jakariasami Жыл бұрын

Clement is back with his Transparent hat

@the_blackness Жыл бұрын

Goddamn, Clément. so motivational, would you do some lessons learned in the process?

@clem Жыл бұрын

Will do another video sharing some lessons soon!

@wewonbro1620 Жыл бұрын

Inspiring 🙂

@indranilhalder6633 Жыл бұрын

You are an inspiration

@prestigious5s23 Жыл бұрын

I only graduated college 6 years ago as a computer scientist and its wild to think how your career progressed compared to mine by taking risks and working for the likes of Google. I work at Dell but not in the states, and my career really hasn't matured at all. Scraping just over 55k euro, have a family, mortgage under the belt and it's a real struggle. Dell rarely promote anyone and its incredibly frustrating when you give so much time and effor to the work, but that's the kind of company they are. On my team literally every single person is long over due a promotion to senior or principle developer. One thing I've learned is that loyalty punishes you financially. I dream daily of starting my own company, but just need to figure out what!

@lr7815 Жыл бұрын

His story isnt common

@clem Жыл бұрын

I feel for you, and I realize that it’s much easier said than done, but if your current situation with Dell isn’t the best for you (and it sounds like it isn’t, from what you’ve said), then you should do everything you can to change it! Move to another company! Take the leap and build your company! Best of luck. 💪

@InattentiveADHB 6 ай бұрын

Make your own mate. Do it. Life is too short to care that much about loyalty to a company. Make a business. Pass it into the kids. But do it while staying at Dell until you don’t have to.

@gdthegreat Жыл бұрын

Liked your Transperancy

@software-sage Жыл бұрын

Great video and really inspirational! Found one small typo at 5:15 2018: $216,000 + $15,000 = $231,000, you put $232,000 Did the excel formula (SUM) not work for that one? Same thing for 2020 and 2022. They are all even years as well...

@Dan_1348 5 ай бұрын

The values are rounded

@damiano4804 Жыл бұрын

Everything you are speaking about js before-taxes, am I correct?

@davidlaidbiggestfan Жыл бұрын

This is so motivating

@trblmkr5139 Жыл бұрын

Bro... Mans is making that coin. But the work behind this is heavy.

@programmingloop7 21 күн бұрын

The figures from your company is the money that you actually paid yourself or just gross revenue that the business made?

@kr4k3nn Жыл бұрын

Hi - could you update the system expert please 🥺?

@afrodeveloper3929 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being transparent. You have helped so many of us get into tech, I remember when I was watching your videos back in 2021 non-stop. I really feel like getting into tech was "best" before 2017. It's obviously never too late but this year particularly has been very tough for Software Engineers and aspiring Software Engineers. For those watching this video, know that Clement's story is very inspirational but he isn't the norm. As you can tell, the guy is really smart, eloquent, and business savvy. He also attributes some of his success to "luck". He worked hard to get that luck but nonetheless, he was lucky in many ways. Clement, do you think of how things would've been had you gone to REPL or Lyft?

@clem Жыл бұрын

It’s very hard to say, but my guess is they would have been quite different, particularly if I had gone to work at Replit. Because, in that case, I likely would have never gotten so “into” coding interviews, and I wouldn’t have had the Google catalyst to really push AlgoExpert. It would have been a different universe! Who knows where I’d be now? 😅