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I can't help but ask myself, why can't we just switch sides? Why can't a group of us "hackers" get together, create value, and thrive? Yeah, we need somebody to

by _benj 6y ago

I can't help but ask myself, why can't we just switch sides? Why can't a group of us "hackers" get together, create value, and thrive? Yeah, we need somebody to keep tabs on margins, and do marketing, and whatever else "business" but if those roles are UNDER engineering and answer to the hackers as opposed to the current system in which we are answering to business... why can't this work?? You guys very well know it is you who build the thing, that you are only giving 30% if what you can ACTUALLY do! What if a group of us band together and give 60%? I know this might sound hopelessly idealistic or whatnot, but, why can't it work? or, why is it not more common?

golergka 6y ago
Unless you live in a communist country that takes away a person's freedom to work for himself or create a company, you're free to try it. Having tried it myself a few times without success, I've found that I have drastically underestimated value provided by managers, sales, marketing and other professionals from other fields. Having managed technical teams, I also found that I have overestimated amount of motivations that other engineers have, and my skill at interviewing them. However, I might be wrong, and you can earn a lot of money proving so.
- _benj 6y ago
  Hmmm... I think I totally agree with you on the premise that it could be very easy to overestimate the motivation of other engineers. It might take more than a "group of hackers" but "a group of hackers that know each other"... It might be that I'm hopelessly optimistic but one of my favorites quotes is by William Wilberforce, and he said: “We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.” :-D