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Thought this post was awesome ... I happen to be one of the people that says "I'm both" and often find this is a problem. Have you gone through a similar probl
by biznickman 16y ago
Thought this post was awesome ... I happen to be one of the people that says "I'm both" and often find this is a problem. Have you gone through a similar problem of trying to do both? What was the solution?
- edge17 16y agofind another person that's both.
- rgrieselhuber 16y agoIf you can really do both, then there isn't much point in listening to people when they tell you you can't do it.
- ryanjmo 16y agoI am certainly both. What I have found is working really well for me is to have a co-founder who is a 'developer work horse' who takes care of most of the real development and finishes off the products. This frees me up to solve the major technical problems and do the 'sales'. I would say we work about equal amounts, just doing different tasks. Even though my tasks were the ones mentioned in this article, I know I would not be anywhere without my co-founder and I know I am not any more important to the company than she is. I guess then it would by my quick and unthought-out opinion that start-ups need three components, problem solving, sales and a lot of work! And that the work is at least equal to the value of problem solving and sales put together.
- c1sc0 16y agoI tried it and I failed. I guess it has to do with switching costs. My mind can't be in 'builder' and 'seller' mode at once and every time I need to switch it takes time. One of the most valuable things of having a hustler is that he shields you from distractions. That is, if he is a good one!