thriveavvay
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:57PM (#13411635)
Thank you very much. What you write confirms what I expect. I'll see if I can find something equivalent to Pragmatic Marketing in Germany to get that leg up.
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:51PM (#13411589)
I will try :)
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:43PM (#13411526)
Thanks. Some focus is a common theme in the comments here. I'll try to follow that advice, though I'm not sure I want to go much deeper in programming.
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:38PM (#13411474)
Yes, I thought so too, but I'm not sure how to get in to it.
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:38PM (#13411472)
Nope, nothing serious. Hence I'll see what happens now after the launch and then probably move on.
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @09:45AM (#13410213)
"join a consulting firm" That is good advice, sounds like a good fit. I don't feel expert enough to consult freelancing, but with the backing of a firm it should be more easy to figure out where my weaknesses are.
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @09:41AM (#13410188)
The 2nd option sounds good. In both cases I guess I have to apply a lot and see what I can get. Thanks for the advice!
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @09:40AM (#13410183)
Thanks for the advise and: no.
I really have to get over the reverse Dunning–Kruger Effect (I know enough to know how much I don't know). In practice this is not an issue: if a problem is solved is farely easy to verify, but making statements is something else.
I will work on this :)
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @09:37AM (#13410164)
I am valued, but the startup is really low on money (because we try to get our project done, not do much client work). As some compromise I now do it just 3 days a week and partly remote.
Re:Ask HN: How to start a career as a generalist?
on Monday January 16, 2017 @09:35AM (#13410152)
By "land yourself a customer success gig" you mean getting a finished project to show off?
Thanks for the advice.