3 ms·
Value capture != value creation. A lesson every engineer learns with their first very successful project.
by throwaway9274 3y ago
Value capture != value creation.
A lesson every engineer learns with their first very successful project.
- andrewstuart2 3y agoBold of you to assume I've had a very successful project.
- rzzzt 3y agoThe path to a very successful project leads through a mildly successful project.
- throwaway9274 3y agoEveryone’s definition of a successful project varies, but 5k GitHub stars (at time of writing before people started gaming the metric) qualifies to me. Modesty aside, the general principle reminds me of Alex Graveley, the eng lead on GitHub Copilot, saying his compensation for creating Copilot was only a $20k bonus and a title bump. They’re both good illustrations that “make something people want” is a necessary step to turning code into wealth, but not a sufficient step.