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Ask HN: Career advice
Hey - I eventually want to do a startup.
I'm a little older with a background as an architect/team lead, IT data center / enterprise software. On the delivery side. 15 yrs exp. Wanting to get more on the sales side of things. That's the only part of the biz I don't know enough about.
Like many devs (I suspect), unfortunately I don't have much of a network.
Any ideas/advice? thanks,
- nostrademons 13y agoDo you work somewhere that has a bunch of salespeople? How about taking them out to lunch (or just eating with them if you have a cafe)? Maybe even offer to build some tools for them in exchange for picking their brain on sales techniques? Once you have a relationship with some of the sales folks, you may even be able to transition to a sales career without leaving your current company.
- sycren 13y agoGreat advice. Other than that, what about going to meetups? Go to Ruby (or other language specific) meetups and say that you freelance. Try and sell your services whilst making connections.