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What job profiles are suitable for a generalist IndieHacker?
I have created many projects as a freelancer as well as for myself (eg. Check saleztalk.com - sold this site).
As an Indiemaker, I have to focus on all aspects of product and so I am a generalist.
Most of the job opportunities are for specialists.
So where does an Indiemaker fits in?
- mtmail 8y agoIs the question meant for the https://www.indiehackers.com/ https://www.indiehackers.com/ forum?
- milanspeaks 8y agoI posted there. The question is meant for IndieHacker community. The answer lies probably with senior management and HR guys.
- wrestlerman 8y agoHmm, why not just stick to being an indiehacker then? Or stick to being a freelancer? To be honest, I am curious myself...
- milanspeaks 8y agoA regular job bring some steady flow of income and energy back in life. If you have been a freelancer and a IndieHacker, I am sure you understand that it gets really stressful emotionally and financially.
- wrestlerman 8y agoYou are right.
- rboyd 8y agowould be interested in hearing about your experience building and selling saleztalk. have you written anything up about it?
- milanspeaks 8y agoI was able to sell it via Flippa for $1300. I put up the listing and within 7 days, the deal was closed.
- matt_the_bass 8y agoSmall companies often need generalists. I know that’s what we prefer at my company.
- nixiepixel 8y agoMy two cents as I've been a generalist for 10 years now. I actually see a lot of hybrid areas where sales and programming meet and they practically beg for those who can walk that line. Possibly a technical project manager at a startup? Since you have knowledge of the technical scope, you would be very valuable to speak to everyone on the team, set realistic expectations, etc, especially for clients that your company would take on. Also, if you're looking for a bit more of a step down from the technical side, there's an interesting ad in the side of "evangelism" that is looking for a generalist as well for a pretty cool company. https://keybase.io/jobs#evangelist https://keybase.io/jobs#evangelist I think something within the realm of those two, and you'll likely evolve within the company to whichever role comes most naturally.
- quickthrower2 8y agoBTW: the site is broken and configured to leak error data, so the web.config needs to be changed to remoteonly custom errors (or something like that). Better let your buyer know.
- world32 8y agoWhat exactly is an "Indiemaker"?
- eswat 8y agoSmall companies would fit the best, that need all their bases covered but can't afford the costs of hiring an army specialists (nor do they really need them at an early stage). Especially those outside of the general internet/computer software market but understand they need to take a harder look into tech and UX to solve their business issues Depending on how well your freelance or indie hacker career went, it may be very difficult to find job opportunities with startups that can exceed what you already had. But they are out there. I think you already know how to position yourself – technical person that can solve business problems – you just have to throw out more nets to find the opportunities that actually fit.