David Teten
AUGUST 5, 2013
But they are also former software engineers and hackers, an experience that undoubtedly taught them skills in critical thinking and problem solving. Making savvy business decisions is not only about engineering, but also sales and marketing, business development, recruiting, and all the other functions of business.
blog.expensify.com
APRIL 24, 2012
But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. No offense, but I honestly think you have no idea what you’re talking about, and your irrational language biases are probably making you lose some really good coders. ” So, essentially you want redneck coders that will kill it and grill it.
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Scalable Startup
AUGUST 18, 2013
Then last year I decided to re-educate myself in software development, but this time as a regular ol’ coder. Although I have an EE and CS education, my best contribution to technology businesses has been in strategy/sales/marketing/leadership. Big boy applications.
www.quora.com
JANUARY 16, 2011
I do disagree about two other points: First, this isn't the "quora rockstar engineer" perspective. It's my perspective as well and I'm not a software engineer let alone a rockstar. When Zuckerberg started Thefacebook.com he was a PHP coder (translation: not a real developer). You, a creative guy?
Software By Rob
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
If you’re not a good public speaker and you don’t enjoy it, don’t take a position as a sales person. We don’t shoot out of our mothers ready to become software engineers. It shouldn’t really matter if you’re great coder or art designer or project manager. Heinlein #5 A-ron on 02.03.10
sivers.org
JUNE 25, 2010
But what I think was hard, and it was something he couldnt consider was that it would be harder to find a *maintaining* programmer, and how much it would cost to run the software, because of technical details he didnt understand. Sales is more difficult and more important that you think, if you build it they wont just come.
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