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10 Tips for Moving From Programmer to Entrepreneur
by Acidus at 1:48 pm EDT, Jul 7, 2009 |
Many of the people over at BarCamp are working on/struggling with the transition from programmer to entrepreneur. WSo here’s a few observations:
-Code is 5% of your business
-Design is everything, relative to the competition
-Get used to thinking long term
-Admit that you don’t understand the end user and rectify that
-Love your customers
-Remember to design for ease of use. Even advanced users like easy.
-Remember to bounce your ideas off people who aren’t working on the project
-Don’t be afraid to pull things out
-Patience is a virtue
-Treat it like you are learning to program all over |
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RE: 10 Tips for Moving From Programmer to Entrepreneur
by Decius at 7:15 am EDT, Jul 8, 2009 |
-Admit that you don’t understand the end user and rectify that
More to the point - be flexible and be prepared to define what you do by what your customers are interested in paying for. -Remember to design for ease of use. Even advanced users like easy.
Not just easy to use - easy to understand. If it takes too long to explain the value of what you are offering no one will get it. |
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RE: 10 Tips for Moving From Programmer to Entrepreneur
by flynn23 at 10:30 am EDT, Jul 8, 2009 |
Decius wrote: -Admit that you don’t understand the end user and rectify that
More to the point - be flexible and be prepared to define what you do by what your customers are interested in paying for. -Remember to design for ease of use. Even advanced users like easy.
Not just easy to use - easy to understand. If it takes too long to explain the value of what you are offering no one will get it.
Completely agree. If you cannot offer demonstrable value in a simple and explicit way, then you are just masturbating. |
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