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My intents were: 1) Share something I found profoundly encouraging for newcomers trying to make a dent with their technical skills 2) Explore how conflating t
by AlchemistCamp 6y ago
My intents were:
1) Share something I found profoundly encouraging for newcomers trying to make a dent with their technical skills
2) Explore how conflating two different (but overlapping) things we use the same word for makes it easy to mistakenly feel like it's "too late" to make a dent with technical skills.
Given just how many people got upset after interpreting it along entirely different lines, this piece is clearly going to take some more revision.
- zippy5 6y agoI think what you’re really trying to describe is disruptive innovation. The way new technological development creates new market / business opportunities. It’s not just about technology itself, but the relationship and timing between the technology’s capabilities and potential customers. And you’re right, that technical skills will be invaluable to these businesses because in many cases, these technologies still have technical challenges to overcome before it’ll meet the customer needs, i.e. technical risk. I think it’s great that you expressed your ideas, shipped it and then iterated on the clarity because many engineers with entrepreneurial ambitions will find your insights useful.