Yes, but in a world of about 7.2 billion people, there are only 55 basketball players capable of making 10 million+ a year [1] (I'm assuming there is no foreign league paying a player more than 10M USD per year, someone feel free to check me on this). If you were one of the top 55 "best" programmers or writers in the world, I have a feeling you could figure out how to make 10M/year.
Who in the company gets a piece of what they kill? For all the bullshit about 10x developers (who unless very lucky get paid 1.5x at a generous company), 10x salespeople get paid 10x.
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I mean a basketball player earns 10 million a year without writing code OR books.
Cool article dumb title ;)
Yes, but in a world of about 7.2 billion people, there are only 55 basketball players capable of making 10 million+ a year [1] (I'm assuming there is no foreign league paying a player more than 10M USD per year, someone feel free to check me on this). If you were one of the top 55 "best" programmers or writers in the world, I have a feeling you could figure out how to make 10M/year.
[1] http://espn.go.com/nba/salaries/_/page/2/seasontype/3
"Sales is a job for people who can’t code."
On the contrary, coding is a job for people who can't sell, which is the more demanding and more valuable skill.
Who in the company gets a piece of what they kill? For all the bullshit about 10x developers (who unless very lucky get paid 1.5x at a generous company), 10x salespeople get paid 10x.
That skill is worthless unless you have something to sell.