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"When was the last time you heard about a software engineer employee making over $1m, let alone $10m?" Exactly. employees don't make make over $1m, but plenty
by arohner 17y ago
"When was the last time you heard about a software engineer employee making over $1m, let alone $10m?"
Exactly. employees don't make make over $1m, but plenty of founders who sold startups have.
- pyre 17y agoDoes that really qualify as 'programmer' productivity though? Being a productive programmer is different from having a good idea and having the business sense to capitalize on it. Sure it may require productive programming to create it, but I would hardly say that 'hyper-productive programming' is at the core of most successful startups.