How many people know that you are a programmer? For a while, every social occasion I went to someone wanted to talk to me about building their startup idea. I e

How many people know that you are a programmer? For a while, every social occasion I went to someone wanted to talk to me about building their startup idea. I eventually started hinting at things similar to this post. Some people get a kind of "shocked" look when you tell them the "I could just build this myself, what do I need you for?" line. Of course, I never meant any disrespect (though some did get quite defensive: "You can't just take my idea!"). Most people are simply unaware of what it takes to start a business, much less a tech startup.