It's a wonderful thing what persistence and vision can do. Still, that was back in the day when your could execute an idea based on vision and business prowess

It's a wonderful thing what persistence and vision can do. Still, that was back in the day when your could execute an idea based on vision and business prowess alone. Not saying that it's impossible, but the rise in status of developers over the last few years is a result of the increasing technical difficulty of managing a business and growing it to size. Make note of history, learn from the present, execute on the future.