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The company has a mix of activities which end up generating money. (developing + x + y + z + brand + existing clients + ...) = $$$ If you leave that company,
by petervandijck 16y ago
The company has a mix of activities which end up generating money.
(developing + x + y + z + brand + existing clients + ...) = $$$
If you leave that company, and develop 3 times more efficiently, you'll still be missing those other activities and you might not make any money.
(developing x 3) = :(
Related is the observation that, in most large companies that I've observed, a large amount of people do "work" that actually contributes almost nothing, and if you take into account their salary, has a negative contribution. Still, those companies are profitable.
(developing + x + y + z - a - b) = $$$
- dangero 16y agoExcellent point, and I think that's the challenge for hackers starting a business. You have to learn the other skills required and that can take time. It took me 5 years running my own thing on the side to even feel like I know what I'm doing at all in some of those other areas, but I've only just scratched the surface. I'm amazed at how the ycombinator startups pull it off. I think that's part of the reason the training they get from the program is really valuable.
- petervandijck 16y agoIt's also quite hard to figure out what x, y and z actually are. Could be SEO. Could be not. Could be sales. Could be not. etc.
- Maro 16y agoWhen I was a fresh out of college programmer, I used to think that many people at my first job didn't do real work. Now I'm more careful about it. Now I think, perhaps I'm just too dumb to see the value in their work, so I try to look harder to learn something about business. Not saying you're wrong, just saying...