i think whats less talked about is the less innovative business people who are creating successful businesses being the middle man, buying and selling import exporting, etc.
im wondering where ppl get experience in those fields too. im guessing you can always start by getting employed in entry level positions such as sales, etc in the respective industries. from that point on, thats where you're 'studying' begins
I'm looking to transition from web development to starting a new business venture, not necessarily within the tech industry.I figured going into contracting and freelancing for web development would be a step towards owning a business, as I would be burdening the common business responsibilities of accounting, sales, customer acquisitions, branding, marketing, etc., while still being in a...
I'm a Rails developer that can handle the back-end stack of web development, but never invested the time to do any web design or HTML/CSS.Is it worth investing my time to learn web design and HTML/CSS, or should I source these and focus on other parts of the app?I'm bootstrapping a site right now, and definitely feel a bit handicapped not being able to create the HTML/CSS and creatives to tie...
I'm a Rails developer out here learning Mandarin and been working on my own project while doing contracting. Any readers here from Taiwan? I was hoping to find some other developers / entrepreneurs to get a project started.email: dwlists at gmail.com
Have any of you developers struggled with determining whether you'd rather be a well-rounded developer, or one that focuses on a few areas but becomes an expert on those areas?I'd like to pose this question in the context of entrepreneurship and freelancing, since we know specialized developers would fit in a corporate system.As a programmer with an entrepreneur mind, this is something I...