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many startups are founded by programmers - I don't think this is true, but for a programmer, who presumably hangs around other programmers, this is an easy mist
by mixmax 18y ago
many startups are founded by programmers - I don't think this is true, but for a programmer, who presumably hangs around other programmers, this is an easy mistake to make. I bet that a lot of business school types wonder why mostly business types start companies. You are biased because of the people you meet.
I have a couple of friends who are doing startups, one is selling vitamins on the net, another is doing an E-book on sex, and a third runs a successful online translation service. None of them are programmers.
- immad 18y agoHow much does the e-book on sex make?
- mixmax 18y agoHe is still writing :-) But it's based on an actual book that he wrote two years ago. It was pretty successful for its niche, but since it was in Danish (population 5 million) he never made much money because the native market is so small. So the idea is to spiff it up, translate it to English and sell it as an e-book.