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The disdain for execs is apparent. Most engineers can’t scale companies. Just take a look at the wasteland of personal projects demo’ed on HN. Great technical
by aantix 7y ago
The disdain for execs is apparent.
Most engineers can’t scale companies. Just take a look at the wasteland of personal projects demo’ed on HN. Great technical execution, but they don’t get off the ground as a profit generating company.
And a company scaled to to billions of dollars is even more of an outlier. It’s absolutely a skill.
- gdubs 7y agoNotice that I didn’t say anywhere that executives shouldn’t be paid more than workers. It’s a question of how much more. Right now executives make over 200 times more than an average worker, at a rate that’s increased more rapidly than workers wages. You can find a lot of economists who think this actually isn’t that great for the economy. And yes, you can have a conversation of what value an exec brings vs the value generated by scientists inventing the products their selling. But the original point was that no one is coming after workers salaries — they’re not the ones making $15m a year.