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It depends on your clients. Don't put all your eggs in one basket which I did. My two current clients in Germany are heavily invested in the automotive industr

It depends on your clients. Don't put all your eggs in one basket which I did. My two current clients in Germany are heavily invested in the automotive industry. They have everything on stop for the manufacturing and their software department is not working their full 100% capacity. On the other side, I hear lots of good news from people who are bringing physical services to the web. The digital revolution is just starting here and people have to keep up with more and more demand. So yeah, I think there is lots of opportunity. It really depends on who you are aiming for as clients.

HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
> bringing physical services to the web What does that mean?
- bdcravens 7y ago
  I presume companies who would never have considered online are being forced to rethink their position. For example, I take Pilates and my instructor quickly rethought how to do the exercises in order to continue remote sessions. Now that she's done that work, her clients in the future will not be limited to the local area.
hinkley 7y ago
I worked at a consultancy that advertised some pretty high-brow ideals, in several disparate areas I care deeply about. But pretty quickly 75% of their revenue came from just two customers and ideals are a luxury you can’t afford in that kind of a situation. It became a body shop in all but name. Even a founder left shortly after I did. I really struggled with the sense of betrayal from that and it’s a big data point in the “ask more questions” strategy I’m trying to cultivate. You can’t fire a customer when they are your only customer. At the very least, no matter how things get on any contract, save some time an energy to keep courting new revenue from other sources. That’s a big part of the job, and one I don’t think we as developers have enough perspective on.

HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago

> bringing physical services to the web What does that mean?

bdcravens 7y ago
I presume companies who would never have considered online are being forced to rethink their position. For example, I take Pilates and my instructor quickly rethought how to do the exercises in order to continue remote sessions. Now that she's done that work, her clients in the future will not be limited to the local area.

hinkley 7y ago

I worked at a consultancy that advertised some pretty high-brow ideals, in several disparate areas I care deeply about. But pretty quickly 75% of their revenue came from just two customers and ideals are a luxury you can’t afford in that kind of a situation. It became a body shop in all but name. Even a founder left shortly after I did. I really struggled with the sense of betrayal from that and it’s a big data point in the “ask more questions” strategy I’m trying to cultivate. You can’t fire a customer when they are your only customer. At the very least, no matter how things get on any contract, save some time an energy to keep courting new revenue from other sources. That’s a big part of the job, and one I don’t think we as developers have enough perspective on.