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Exactly. If you've worked in any startup, I'd imagine you've had the same experience, I sure have. When the founder wants something that doesn't make sense, yo
by AndyNemmity 9y ago
Exactly. If you've worked in any startup, I'd imagine you've had the same experience, I sure have.
When the founder wants something that doesn't make sense, you try to reason about it, you try to get other voices helping in a chorus that something doesn't work, but when the founder is the one with the money, the vision, and the ego, it can be impossible to move them off their idea regardless of the merits.
- ryandrake 9y agoExactly. He who has the gold makes the rules. I've seen this more times than I care to admit. It could be the silliest product in the world, with fatal flaws you can easily point to, doomed to failure, but he's the boss and you're not, and he doesn't want to hear "reasons". So, you go off and build it, keeping your resume up-to-date and ready...