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what the market (or anyone for the matter) thinks is not what drives the hacker mindset. The moment science, hackers and other kind of free thinkers start narro
by atmosx 10y ago
what the market (or anyone for the matter) thinks is not what drives the hacker mindset. The moment science, hackers and other kind of free thinkers start narrowing their ideas because of market or XYZ acceptance we're toasted.
It's the entrepreneur mindset that you're talking about, which equally rare and valuable :-)
- amelius 10y agoThe entrepreneur is just a hacker/scientist/free thinker who deals with a few extra constraints. Just like an artist is a free thinker who deals with a few less constraints.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoIt's not the constraints that change, but the goal as well. For a hacker/scientist, the goal is that the solution must work. For an entrepreneur who embraced the entrepreneurial mindset, what matters is if the solution sells well. Those two goals are very often at odds with each other. The problem is that if everyone optimizes for the market value, we'll all drown in bullshit.