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The right idea / problem hasn't appeared in my life yet. I think part of it is i'm a frugal person, so anything I "need" I try my best to get for free or disco
by hitsurume 5y ago
The right idea / problem hasn't appeared in my life yet. I think part of it is i'm a frugal person, so anything I "need" I try my best to get for free or discounted as much as possible. Because of this frugality, I say "I don't need that" or "I wouldn't pay for that" often, which wouldn't allow me to be open minded to what others would potentially pay for or consider useful.
- scottwick 5y agoI'm very much the same way. For a lot of lower-effort SaaS offerings I look at them and think: "I can't believe people pay for this when I can replicate the parts I need with a few Python scripts or a simple Rails app". The things I am willing to pay for are often much more ambitious businesses and would likely require far more effort than I'm willing to devote (i.e. things like Digital Ocean or Fastmail).
- hitsurume 5y agoI'm going to use what you said to go on a little rant: One of the things that has jaded me the most in my career so far is dealing with people who want to spend company money purely for self-gain / promotion. Spending 50k-60k on software that no one asked for, and forced to integrate with, because it allows some manager to say they achieved X on their resume. Especially when I can just write something inhouse in less then a week that will do the same basic functionality, but wouldn't be as valuable because it wasn't built by a fully dedicated team or has the backing and support of company Y.