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From 2024. Sorry, should have added that to the title when I submitted it. I personally loved the takeaways. They resonated with my startup experience, esp: "N
by mooreds 1y ago
From 2024. Sorry, should have added that to the title when I submitted it.
I personally loved the takeaways. They resonated with my startup experience, esp: "Not all business problems require technical solutions". I think as devs/engineers, we're in love with technical solutions, but they are not always the right choice. Other options include:
* customer support
* duct tape solutions with platforms like Zapier
* saying "we are not going to solve that problem" and letting folks that need that solution go somewhere else
- javier2 1y ago> saying "we are not going to solve that problem" and letting folks that need that solution go somewhere else I know more technically inclined than not that can easily identity this situation. At least my CEOs have a tendency toward thinking we should pursue any path that likely leads to some income stream...
- mooreds 1y agoThat's fair. Depends on the CEO, PMF, and the bank account size. Sales driven growth is great until it isn't.
- Sammi 1y agoYou know the best selling pop psychology self help book The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck might actually be a good business book for people who haven't internalised that you have to say no to most things in order to be able to emphatically say yes to the actually important things.
- javier2 1y agoEven having worked on many such projects, it can be hard to tell if it was the correct choice. In any case, it came at great expense to the other projects we could have improved