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The code isn't necessarily the relevant thing. My early Rails code was terrible, but my manufactured experience WAS "commercial" experience, since I had real us
by jasonswett 12y ago
The code isn't necessarily the relevant thing. My early Rails code was terrible, but my manufactured experience WAS "commercial" experience, since I had real users (in some cases paying users).
- eklavya 12y agoYou were lucky that you were able to find customers :) I have faced problems with HR people demanding "commercial" experience in some technology and not caring at all about your open source work.
- jasonswett 12y agoFinding customers is more a function of skill + effort than luck. I visited over 100 hair salons, did a bunch of cold calls, and more. You can get customers if you try hard enough for long enough, and try enough different business ideas.