I would agree with this. Given the choice between (a) some marketing type with an ego and only interested in a corner office with a view and a quiet life or (b)

I would agree with this. Given the choice between (a) some marketing type with an ego and only interested in a corner office with a view and a quiet life or (b) someone eager and not afraid of rolling their sleeves up and getting dirty, I know who I would choose. The same goes with my dentist. I once walked into a dentist as a new patient, all the dentist was interested in was the quiet life (i.e. selling me tooth whitening services). I walked out and never went back. Frankly the entire blog post reads as sneering and looking down at small businesses, completely ingoring the realities of small business life which might prevent the hiring of some marketing types. Its all very well if you live the cushy Silly Con valley "small business" life, but for most small businesses, the reality is different. I'm sure all small businesses would love to employ armies of sales, marketing, technical etc. etc. ... but let's get away from the MBA textbook into real life shall we ?