As a business guy, getting “it should be flipped” wrong and going to print / ready for audience viewing only emphasizes the importance of being able to meet certain expectations such as basic communication when wanting to be taken seriously. This is not a unique instance I have observed. It is not directed specifically at this writer, it is using this writer as an example of hypocrisy in self-serving pleadings.
If you’re going to de-value the role of somebody who can do what you can’t, be prepared to get called out on it or brushed aside without explanation because you blew it. Harsh but true. I know this because I worked sales support with technical people and not technical people in high stakes business relationships.
This is why startups don’t hire people like me because they don’t value what I do and frankly I’m okay with this mutually dismissive relationship. This forum is a frequent reminder of why so many startups are unsuccessful.
I'm actually not making a case for business cofounders being undervalued. Maybe they are maybe they aren't. But if you think they're overvalued, put up or shut up: hire them instead of partnering with them. That doesn't happen because strong business cofounders won't accept those terms, which to me is a pretty clear indication that "it should be flipped" is false.
If you’re going to de-value the role of somebody who can do what you can’t, be prepared to get called out on it or brushed aside without explanation because you blew it. Harsh but true. I know this because I worked sales support with technical people and not technical people in high stakes business relationships.
This is why startups don’t hire people like me because they don’t value what I do and frankly I’m okay with this mutually dismissive relationship. This forum is a frequent reminder of why so many startups are unsuccessful.