Re:Business guys: how my first startup went wrong
by keeptrying on Friday October 16, 2009 @01:43PM
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True I do get your point. And its also possible that I'm in the wrong team. There are other business people outside of my team who I really respect.
Another thing you have to understand is that my company makes a lot of money so it might be a different environment than others. Ie business always looks good as we always get sales because of our great business model.
I've dealt with a lot of programmers in the past 10 years. Only a handful would I work with again, and even fewer I would employ to work in a high-paced startup. In my last startup, an expensive over-designed technology stack was our downfall. The business guy turned the company around, secured us two licensing deals, and additional bridge funding.
The point is: there are just as many egocentric, know-nothing programmers as there are douche bag business guys. It really has nothing to do with each others job description, it's just a matter of talent, ambition, persistence, etc. etc.
Attracting the right talent for the team is difficult, select wisely and try not to demonize the opposite party.