> Business people can't learn technology so guess who holds the power?
That's incredibly obtuse thinking. Becoming a successful entrepreneur is not as simple as 'learning business'.
While some of the best entrepreneurs are hackers at heart because they think outside the box, many hackers are not entrepreneur material, they'd rather be tinkering with stuff that interests them, and for many hackers, business doesn't.
It takes a lot longer to become a truly proficient hacker than most 'business' people of an equivalent age have had doing 'business stuff'. So the ground is less for hackers to make up when learning and gaining business experience than vice-versa.
I disagree. To be good in business, you need experience, which comes with time and mistakes.
Hacking imho either comes naturally or it doesn't. If you can't see the appeal of an apparently pointless activity eg. code golf, then you're probably not a hacker, and never will be.
This doesn't mean you won't be a good entrepreneur - if anything it could even help; since you don't waste time on silly (but fun for a hacker) things.
Joel Spolsky explains in the little video, (at about 1 minute 10 seconds), it is easier for technology people to learn basic business than other way round which is why he says,
"The great software companies are going to be run by software developers".
Not actually my words though I believe in the point.
I think that anyone that knows me would say I am not driven by money and I was making a flippant comment about cars. The issue for me is not actually about being rich or buying fast cars but about being in control of your destiny.
I am excited about Business of Software as it looks like an event put together by cool people from owner-managed businesses who want to stay in control of their businesses and grow them at the same time - or be able to understand and appreciate the alternative options open to them.
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Hackers usually prioritise other stuff (eg: cool hacks) over monetization, hence the allure of hacker centric conferences.
True, but money equals freedom from day jobs, equals more time for cool hacks...
Enough money to get by comfortably, not necessarily "rich".
Very fair but I think the point of this conference is that hackers can learn business and then do other stuff and buy a Ferrari if they want to.
Business people can't learn technology so guess who holds the power?
(Although I don't believe people are put on earth to be rich. That would of course be crass).
"Business people can't learn technology so guess who holds the power?"
What?! You really believe that? Maybe you should qualify the statement a little more or else, we could just as easily say:
Technology people can't learn business so guess who holds the power?
Personally, I feel the lines between business and technology are blurring more and more.
Joel Spolsky explains it is easier for technology people to learn basic business than other way round which is why he says,
"The great software companies are going to be run by software developers".
Not actually my words though I believe in the point.
> Business people can't learn technology so guess who holds the power?
That's incredibly obtuse thinking. Becoming a successful entrepreneur is not as simple as 'learning business'.
While some of the best entrepreneurs are hackers at heart because they think outside the box, many hackers are not entrepreneur material, they'd rather be tinkering with stuff that interests them, and for many hackers, business doesn't.
It takes a lot longer to become a truly proficient hacker than most 'business' people of an equivalent age have had doing 'business stuff'. So the ground is less for hackers to make up when learning and gaining business experience than vice-versa.
I disagree. To be good in business, you need experience, which comes with time and mistakes.
Hacking imho either comes naturally or it doesn't. If you can't see the appeal of an apparently pointless activity eg. code golf, then you're probably not a hacker, and never will be.
This doesn't mean you won't be a good entrepreneur - if anything it could even help; since you don't waste time on silly (but fun for a hacker) things.
Joel Spolsky explains in the little video, (at about 1 minute 10 seconds), it is easier for technology people to learn basic business than other way round which is why he says,
"The great software companies are going to be run by software developers".
Not actually my words though I believe in the point.
I think that anyone that knows me would say I am not driven by money and I was making a flippant comment about cars. The issue for me is not actually about being rich or buying fast cars but about being in control of your destiny.
I am excited about Business of Software as it looks like an event put together by cool people from owner-managed businesses who want to stay in control of their businesses and grow them at the same time - or be able to understand and appreciate the alternative options open to them.