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You say this is your co-founder but the way you describe the situation makes it sound like your dealing with a manager. They have no business making comments l

You say this is your co-founder but the way you describe the situation makes it sound like your dealing with a manager. They have no business making comments like that about something they don't understand.

babyduck 16y ago
How do they sound like a manager? We frequently sit down together to brainstorm about features, or figure out what we can get done in the next few days, what needs to be working before my partner can show a prototype to potential customers for feedback, that kind of thing - this is where the "easy" comment usually comes up.
- megablast 16y ago
  This sounds like a great situation. You just need to explain to them how long each idea will take to implement. Then you can all talk about what should be done first. I do not see the problem.
- dejb 16y ago
  > How do they sound like a manager? In short Yes. It sounds like - They tell you what to do way more than the reverse. I'm guessing they have more autonomy in their area. - You are a lot more worried about what they think of your performance than the reverse. - You don't feel comfortable simply contradicting them directly. They certainly seem to be 'wearing the pants' in your organisation. I'm not saying this a necessarily bad thing. If you are working with a Steve Jobs then being a Steve Wozniak is a pretty good move. But make sure to pay critical attention to their performance as well. The danger is that if you are working to impress them you won't notice if their performance is substandard. Salesy/Businessy types are good at tricks like that.
augustflanagan 16y ago
Agreed, as someone who started off as a non-technical person and realized the necessity to gain more technical skills, I can remember saying things like "Oh, this seems pretty easy, you can probably just do x, y, and z and be done with it." Boy do I feel like an ass when I remember those days.

babyduck 16y ago

How do they sound like a manager? We frequently sit down together to brainstorm about features, or figure out what we can get done in the next few days, what needs to be working before my partner can show a prototype to potential customers for feedback, that kind of thing - this is where the "easy" comment usually comes up.

megablast 16y ago
This sounds like a great situation. You just need to explain to them how long each idea will take to implement. Then you can all talk about what should be done first. I do not see the problem.
dejb 16y ago
> How do they sound like a manager? In short Yes. It sounds like - They tell you what to do way more than the reverse. I'm guessing they have more autonomy in their area. - You are a lot more worried about what they think of your performance than the reverse. - You don't feel comfortable simply contradicting them directly. They certainly seem to be 'wearing the pants' in your organisation. I'm not saying this a necessarily bad thing. If you are working with a Steve Jobs then being a Steve Wozniak is a pretty good move. But make sure to pay critical attention to their performance as well. The danger is that if you are working to impress them you won't notice if their performance is substandard. Salesy/Businessy types are good at tricks like that.

augustflanagan 16y ago

Agreed, as someone who started off as a non-technical person and realized the necessity to gain more technical skills, I can remember saying things like "Oh, this seems pretty easy, you can probably just do x, y, and z and be done with it." Boy do I feel like an ass when I remember those days.