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I was excited about this. But then I realized it was mostly about software development. Something I've realized was that it's not even worth it for me to work
by clubhi 13y ago
I was excited about this. But then I realized it was mostly about software development.
Something I've realized was that it's not even worth it for me to work on my own ideas. I might as well focus on taking all the money my clients are willing to throw at me and look into hiring people to work on my ideas for much less money than I can make.
I'd love to see a course along the lines of transitioning from software developer to small business owner. At some point it stops making financial sense to read about balancing photons in radioactive black trees when you already make more point and clicking on a DBMS UI. I need to hire a few people to start helping me out. So much comes along with that that I'm not prepared for.
- jonathanjaeger 13y agoWhile there's some merit to what you're saying -- you're advocating an arbitrage, since you make more money developing for clients and can hire people for much less you still have money left over. But keep in mind the passion and dedication it takes to make a great product and know that you might not get that when simply hiring someone for less money than you make.
- clubhi 13y agoYou make a valid point. One that I often make. However, I'm more of talking about moving my passion and dedication over to running a business and not just blindly sending projects to other firms/freelancers.
- jonathanjaeger 13y agoYup. I'm actually working with some freelancers right now and paying for it with my day job (though I'm not a developer myself and chose to work with people specialized in certain areas).