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Thanks for writing this. Sales is hard because it means you have to face the fact that you’re whole passion project is not yours to control, it’s theirs and alw

Thanks for writing this. Sales is hard because it means you have to face the fact that you’re whole passion project is not yours to control, it’s theirs and always will be. That’s a hard thing to face and, in my opinion, the primary reason why it’s so often ignored. I really appreciate you taking the time to write this down and allowing us to read it. Thanks again.

soorajchandran 6y ago
Can't agree more. As engineers we tend to work on interesting things instead of important things. Glad it helped! :)
- magicalhippo 6y ago
  When bogged down in some horrible XML soup or similar, I get motivated by thinking about how this integration or whatever will improve things for the end user. It's especially nice when sales get back from a demo and reports about jaws being picked up from the floor. Or when the base you made allows you to whip up a solution to a pressing customer issue in 5 minutes. It's not always fun to write that code, but it can fun to have written that code.
georgeecollins 6y ago
That's a great description of why product developers (including myself) so often dread talking to the end user.