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I think it depends a lot on the kind of problem(s) you are imagining solving. Saving money? Talk to the CFO. Making money? CEO, VP/sales, etc.

by payne92 10y ago

OJFord 10y ago
It's a very HN view of "companies" that one can simply "Talk to the CFO ... CEO, VP/sales, etc.".
- HeyLaughingBoy 10y ago
  Or the view of a highly motivated person. Take your pick.
- tow21 10y ago
  On the other hand, if you're not in a position to go and talk to decision makers about your product, it's worth asking whether you're the right person to be building that product.
  - prats226 10y ago
    I agree to some extent that if problem itself is not noteworthy for them, it is good problem to solve for them? However in many cases people who are going to benefit directly are different from decision makers. So would it be better to talk to people who's life is going to get easier first and then ask them to redirect to decision maker?
- onion2k 10y ago
  With good reason - those people are accessible if you go about things the right way. In this particular case I don't you'd get very far because "What problems do you have?" is far too open a question. If you ask something specific and you make it straightforward to reply then you'll often get something back.
  - prats226 10y ago
    Would they be willing to spare their precious time to talk for some time? They might not be directly aware of gravity of problem if people who face it directly are engineers, PM's. In that case, would it be wise to ask them to point to correct person to talk to?
    - edoceo 10y ago
      In this case start with the employee who sees the issue daily. If it's a real pain and your solution is good it will move up the chain of command
prats226 10y ago
Problems related to data science mostly. Developers, Product Managers, Marketing departments are going to benefit from this. What do you suggest should I talk to people who are decision makers or someone who is going to benefit from it directly?
- arisAlexis 10y ago
  Could you explain problems related to data science?

I think it depends a lot on the kind of problem(s) you are imagining solving. Saving money? Talk to the CFO. Making money? CEO, VP/sales, etc.

by payne92 10y ago

I think it depends a lot on the kind of problem(s) you are imagining solving. Saving money? Talk to the CFO. Making money? CEO, VP/sales, etc.

OJFord 10y ago

It's a very HN view of "companies" that one can simply "Talk to the CFO ... CEO, VP/sales, etc.".

HeyLaughingBoy 10y ago
Or the view of a highly motivated person. Take your pick.
tow21 10y ago
On the other hand, if you're not in a position to go and talk to decision makers about your product, it's worth asking whether you're the right person to be building that product.
- prats226 10y ago
  I agree to some extent that if problem itself is not noteworthy for them, it is good problem to solve for them? However in many cases people who are going to benefit directly are different from decision makers. So would it be better to talk to people who's life is going to get easier first and then ask them to redirect to decision maker?
onion2k 10y ago
With good reason - those people are accessible if you go about things the right way. In this particular case I don't you'd get very far because "What problems do you have?" is far too open a question. If you ask something specific and you make it straightforward to reply then you'll often get something back.
- prats226 10y ago
  Would they be willing to spare their precious time to talk for some time? They might not be directly aware of gravity of problem if people who face it directly are engineers, PM's. In that case, would it be wise to ask them to point to correct person to talk to?
  - edoceo 10y ago
    In this case start with the employee who sees the issue daily. If it's a real pain and your solution is good it will move up the chain of command

prats226 10y ago

Problems related to data science mostly. Developers, Product Managers, Marketing departments are going to benefit from this. What do you suggest should I talk to people who are decision makers or someone who is going to benefit from it directly?

arisAlexis 10y ago
Could you explain problems related to data science?