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Can you sell? A lot of people with business degrees can't or won't-- but some can. Non-geeks can be good at selling, designing, SEO, SEM, PR, finance, copywri

Can you sell? A lot of people with business degrees can't or won't-- but some can. Non-geeks can be good at selling, designing, SEO, SEM, PR, finance, copywriting etc. I'd suggest taking two steps. 1) Try to move yourself nearby startups (if that's really your thing). This can be in Spain-- just spend time at whatever geeky meetups you can find and start batting around ideas. And 2) Start trying to get smart about some of those non-geek skills that are valuable in a small software company. Optional: 3) Learn to code. Most startup coding is just about form fields and databases-- not algorithms.

stuck 16y ago
Definitely great advice! No I cannot sell, usually this is what partners do in my company. I only interact with the clients after the initial sale was done. The closest I get to selling is in drafting the request for proposal (a doc where you tell them how you want to solve their problem/need) for the specific client.
- webwright 16y ago
  Related question: WILL you sell or would you hate it? Sales is definitely a skill, but a learnable one (especially if you have solid biz/people/negotiation skills and a willingness to hear the word "No" a lot. ;-) )
  - stuck 16y ago
    Of course I am willing! As long as I believe in what I am selling I think it would be a great challenge to get my point through
niico 16y ago
Where is the like button for this reply? Yeah, im a non-dev person but I am very much into selling, SEO, SEM, PR, design and creativity. My suggestion, find a good hacker friend and build a strong relationship not around the startup but you both guys. Eventually something awesome will come up and you will be able to help maybe at financing or PR. Suggestion 2. Dont buy "hacker's BS smoke". Get adviced. Suggestion 3. Not exactly sure if you need to code tho. Just keep getting better at what you do and you will learn a lot just "on the go" Suerte compañero. Saludos de Paraguay.

stuck 16y ago

Definitely great advice! No I cannot sell, usually this is what partners do in my company. I only interact with the clients after the initial sale was done. The closest I get to selling is in drafting the request for proposal (a doc where you tell them how you want to solve their problem/need) for the specific client.

webwright 16y ago
Related question: WILL you sell or would you hate it? Sales is definitely a skill, but a learnable one (especially if you have solid biz/people/negotiation skills and a willingness to hear the word "No" a lot. ;-) )
- stuck 16y ago
  Of course I am willing! As long as I believe in what I am selling I think it would be a great challenge to get my point through

niico 16y ago

Where is the like button for this reply? Yeah, im a non-dev person but I am very much into selling, SEO, SEM, PR, design and creativity. My suggestion, find a good hacker friend and build a strong relationship not around the startup but you both guys. Eventually something awesome will come up and you will be able to help maybe at financing or PR. Suggestion 2. Dont buy "hacker's BS smoke". Get adviced. Suggestion 3. Not exactly sure if you need to code tho. Just keep getting better at what you do and you will learn a lot just "on the go" Suerte compañero. Saludos de Paraguay.