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Why not learn how to market yourself? You may not become the greatest marketer in the world but you almost certainly can be competent in less than a year. Then
by dumbfoundded 5y ago
Why not learn how to market yourself? You may not become the greatest marketer in the world but you almost certainly can be competent in less than a year.
Then if you grow whatever project big enough, you can then just hire someone. And you'd actually know how to manage them with insight into their job.
- cutemonster 5y agoA startup with 2 people, one of them a marketer, can get twice as much done -- marketing can easily be a full time job. A single person could easily get out completed? Even if s/he is able to learn "everything" eventually Otherwise, I agree with you
- dumbfoundded 5y agoSpecialization & experience are good. So are more people. If finding a marketing or "business" partner for starting your project is your blocker, just learn it yourself. Sure you could get outcompeted but honestly, if one person gets outcompeted, in almost all circumstances so will 2 people.
- thrixton 5y agoI agree with this to an extent. So, I just need a tech founder that's willing to partner with me and do the marketing side of it. In return, I'll do the same for them. Flip a coin to see who goes first.
- dumbfoundded 5y agoA founding team usually doesn't cover all of the core responsibilities necessary to run a company. Between legal, sales, marketing, product, hr, accounting, and engineering, it's rare that the founding team collectively has all of these skills mastered.