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> delivered a project very fast with X,Y and Z and saved the company $100mil The problem is that $100mil is all pixie fairy dust when you're working on a new p
by Spivak 3y ago
> delivered a project very fast with X,Y and Z and saved the company $100mil
The problem is that $100mil is all pixie fairy dust when you're working on a new project. I wish this wasn't true but it works out better for you to implement it as costly and complex as possible, show off how smart you are, then simplify it during a cost cutting initiative (wow they must be so smart to make such an obviously complex system so simple).
The secret is that while
you think you're getting away with something playing this game you're actually doing exactly what the business wants.
- heyodai 3y ago> ...while you think you're getting away with something playing this game you're actually doing exactly what the business wants. How so? I would think the business wants to spend as little money as possible.
- wholinator2 3y agoWell maybe not what it wants, but probably (depending on culture) what it _rewards_.
- Spivak 3y agoNah, they want to bring in as much money as possible, subtle difference. High complexity (tech debt) and high costs (paying for expensive managed services) in service to time-to-ship is actually great. If it turns out that the market they predicted doesn't pan out they find out faster and just shut it down chalk it up to r&d costs for the tax break, and if it's so successful it costs them an arm and a let it's "good problems to have."
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoA bit of an aside, but one of the most important things that I've learned over my career is that the business wants to make as much money as possible. This may seem similar to "wants to spend as little money as possible," but there's a big difference. Your floor is limited because you can only drop your costs to zero, but there's no ceiling on how much revenue you can make.