[HN Gopher] Why Devs Can't Sell
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Why Devs Can't Sell
Author : zoozla
Score : 16 points
Date : 2022-06-30 17:51 UTC (5 hours ago)
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| ozim wrote:
| I think a lot of devs don't want to sell.
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| Even if they say so - building something is fun - I get my ideas
| into code I decide.
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| When customers start paying it stops being fun and people start
| having demands/deadlines/requests/issues.
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| Once you start rolling with project that is used by others it
| opens can of worms that is support.
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| I have wet dreams about building "Super Trubo Combo Tool - that
| solves everything ^TM", next moment I recall all the support
| calls and emails my boss is getting I don't want any of that.
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| It is the same with people who want to "learn programming", they
| could get a nice job and nice salary for that so they always say
| to me they would like to learn, but when they just think about
| sitting in front of computer for 12 hours reading documentation -
| well they just bail out instantly or after first 10 mins when
| something is not working as they wanted.
| zoozla wrote:
| People seem to be enjoying this over on IndieHackers, thought you
| guys might be interested in this too.
| [deleted]
| rektide wrote:
| Open source exisystem is an interesting counter answer, where we
| dont tey to build sandcastles, big complete things, but often
| just try to build libraries, protocols, standards that others can
| expand upon & grow.
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| This post talks about failing to find the right target. But
| ratger than sales first, building things & getting to assess
| their value, getting direct peer feedback, allows an unconjoined
| exploration of utility/value.
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