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"I think the market where I operate (Microsoft Excel users) will change drastically in the next 10 years." . . . "What I am doing for living will be obsolete by
by streety 16y ago
"I think the market where I operate (Microsoft Excel users) will change drastically in the next 10 years." . . . "What I am doing for living will be obsolete by then."
Who is going to train all your customers in these new technologies they're going to move away to? Grow your business as much as you can before Excel becomes obsolete but that point doesn't need to coincide with your business becoming obsolete.
- chandoo 16y agoI agree. If you read my thoughts under "sustainability", this is what I talk about. "I love spending time with my customers and community and learning new things. I like teaching and enjoy writing. I also want my business to have meaningful social presence. There is tremendous scope for doing all this while making decent money ($100k-$200k per year). While technologies may change, I can adopt and continue to be passionate about data, analytics, visualization in future and share what I learn with my audience. This is more sustainable." And this is what I am going to do