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Keep in mind -- $20k over 10 months is a pretty low return on the investment involved in an application. Perhaps the revenue will trend upwards ... but if we p
by nupark2 15y ago
Keep in mind -- $20k over 10 months is a pretty low return on the investment involved in an application.
Perhaps the revenue will trend upwards ... but if we put our team on an application like this and only saw $20k in revenue in 10 months, we'd be out of business.
- randomdata 15y agoThough I think the point still applies. If the best computer scientists of the world had built this app, it still would have unlikely achieved greater success.
- k-mcgrady 15y agoFor 1 guy coding alone that is a good return. $2000 per month doing something you enjoy and that is changing peoples lives is great. It might not be the kind of project a team or company would take on because their main goal is profit but for an individual it is great.
- nupark2 15y agoOur average individual software engineer salary is around $10k/month, not factoring in insurance, payroll taxes, office space expenses, etc.
- k-mcgrady 15y agoBut he is working on your terms. It's a choice between working at home, without a boss, on anything you like. Or working for someone, on a specific project or piece of code. Also, I doubt you would pay a guy just getting started learning objective-c $10k/month :)
- Mike_Nelson 15y agoif you do pay $10k/month for entry level skills my email is.... :P
- nathanbarry 15y agoI pulled in a good amount as a lead designer at a software company (though not 10k/month). You are absolutely right that the success of OneVoice is not enough for even a small company. But for my tiny company it is good. Also my Objective-c skills are not worth anywhere close to $10k per month. Though someday I'll be a good programmer.
- dextorious 15y agoGood for you. Not having to tolerate micromanagers and pointy haired bosses? Priceless. Also the world is not America. $20,000 can feel more like $100,000 in another country. Tons of competent programmers working 12 hour days, 6 days a week, make like 1400 dollars per month (exc insurance) in my country --if they are lucky.
- MichaelApproved 15y agoYou're mixing up development time with sales time. Your team would probably bang this out in a few weeks and then move on to another app. In the meantime, the app would be selling in the store not costing you developer resources.
- nupark2 15y agoI'm not mixing them up. $20k over 10 months would barely cover the development and support costs.
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