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Or how about you do a good job providing something people will pay money for. Unfortunately for tech people, what the market will pay money for isn't always wha
by infinite8s 14y ago
Or how about you do a good job providing something people will pay money for. Unfortunately for tech people, what the market will pay money for isn't always what tech people want to build.
- UK-AL 14y agoThis guy in the main article was doing a good job, and look where that got him. From what I have seen, it isn't the best solution that wins, but the most publicised.
- GFischer 14y agoFunnily, I believe you're both right, that there are several paths to success. One is the "knowing the right people, buddies/PR" route. I've known several sociopaths and unethical people that do well along that route. Many have the "skill" of making you believe they're your best buddy (and then backstab you), or to sell you a bridge (or sell you a shitty job with unpaid extra hours). The other is to provide something people will pay for, excel, and get known - which also involves some sales and PR, or marketing, but depending on your profession can be going through the speaker circuits at conferences, writing a blog or some other way to convey expertise, or getting writeups for your product somehow, if it's B2C - see Paul Graham on why he hired a PR: http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html