Re:How to Not Get Screwed over as a Software Engineer
by raincom on Thursday November 02, 2023 @03:04PM
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Yes, you have a great point: folks who close deals, who talk to customers, who finds prospects are NOT parasites, even though they can make more than the hard working engineers. The real parasites are elsewhere.
I think this is almost always false. And I say this as someone who has worked with many startups, and who has been both a lead engineer and a CTO.
I have seen so many startups fail because either:
1. They cannot talk to customers, or
2. They cannot close deals.
It is absolutely shocking how many startups have put in 3 years of heroic engineering effort, but still don't even know the job title of the person who would make the actual decision to buy their software.
But if you have a non-technical CEO who can convince 10 potential customers to sign a non-binding letter of intent, then you're in the game. Take that a competent investor and they'll find you a CTO.