Another thing is that software is more mercenary while sales/marketing is more embedded. Theres more domain expertise that needs to be built and legacy folks th

Another thing is that software is more mercenary while sales/marketing is more embedded. Theres more domain expertise that needs to be built and legacy folks that need to relinquish their positions. This requires more time and risk. Though IMO the mercenary freedom exists only in theory as the true freedom which makes it worth it is blocked by the inane interview processes that develepers impose on each other. There is a dissonance in the way technical skills are supposed to be some sort of objective measure and the moat digging this culture creates. (It specifically allows in only a certain class of "technical") Though taking a few steps back these are all first world in first sorld problems. :/