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It’s a colossal waste of time. An obvious failure mode. But I think you already know that. The reality is, as a programmer, you’re never going to convince you
by an_opabinia 6y ago
It’s a colossal waste of time. An obvious failure mode.
But I think you already know that.
The reality is, as a programmer, you’re never going to convince your non-programmer cofounder to stop wasting time and money on dumb shit.
At least it’s just $10k on a lawyer. Some people blow $100k on branding. Other $60k on executive recruiting. Wait until you get bigger and these people are booking $240k a year in expenses, putting their wives and girlfriends on payroll, renting offices and apartments downtown...
- jedimastert 6y agoAre you ok bud?
- morelisp 6y agoLiterally nobody who remembers programming before the startupocene is ok anymore.
- nknealk 6y ago> startupocene You've coined a term. I love it.
- Raed667 6y agoGoogle says it has only been used once before: https://medium.com/@arunabhdas/2020-the-golden-age-of-startups-5f5c62d2e39 https://medium.com/@arunabhdas/2020-the-golden-age-of-startu...
- jkinudsjknds 6y agoIf only there were non-start up companies who still wanted to hire programmers.
- maartn 6y agoMy first name is my Twitter handle. And I think I'm OK :-)
- maartn 6y agoI can read and relate to your frustration. But I'm convinced that a business is not solely made of fantastic software. Good people tend to earn good money. And if they want to spend it on their partner, that's not my business. I've been in a situation where a couple of early clients were able to dictate quite a bit of the business due to early contracts. We do not want to end up in that spot. So I'm looking for best practices to find a balance between "just trust me" and your scenario.