The salesman and the developer

Re:The salesman and the developer by swombat on Friday May 11, 2012 @07:10AM (#3958633)

So why was the salesperson hunting for bears when the more appropriate target might have been deer? Or other hunters needing a place to stay? Oh... he got bored before it was even finished, so doesn't know who the ideal client is.

Looking at it from a "Lean startup" perspective, you could say that the salesperson bringing that bear in enabled the business to figure out that actually, it should be targeting deers instead. I think we're both pushing the metaphor beyond its useful limits though :-)

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Re:The salesman and the developer by FuzzyDunlop on Friday May 11, 2012 @07:37AM (#3958701)

Good reply. We could likely refactor the story based on all manner of different startup and corporate perspectives. One might involve the developer pointing his bear-rifle at the salesperson out of sheer frustration! (Personal experience perspective.)

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