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I think a good salesperson or marketing person can bring way more value than a good PM or IT manager usually can.
by spaetzleesser 5y ago
I think a good salesperson or marketing person can bring way more value than a good PM or IT manager usually can.
- username90 5y agoLinus Torvalds is evidence that a good PM/IT manager is worth a lot. There aren't a lot of people that can make or lead a team to make world class products, but the number of marketing mangers who are exceptional enough to have significant impact on your company aren't that many either.
- Teever 5y agoYeah that idea worked out real well for Theranos.
- helloworld11 5y agoIt did though. That Theranos was at heart a complete scam doesn't take away from the quality of its marketing and promotion. If anything, it shows how exceptional they can be, in elevating even a mostly worthless "product" to media attention until the lies become impossible to hide.
- OnlineGladiator 5y agoI think this is the wrong takeaway. I understand your point, but ultimately the company failed and there is a possibility Elizabeth Holmes will go to jail. There was no financial payout. Doubling down on bullshit just leads to a worse reckoning (at least in a world with accountability, and sadly that's not always the case).