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by throwaway55554
2231 days ago
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>... recommend to a business focused founder for them to grok the hacker mindset. From 1000 ft, what's different between the two? It's all about solving problems. The business focused founder sees a problem, a business/market opportunity. He/She needs to figure out how to solve it, how to come up with a way to satisfy that market. If a product exists, how do they get that product into the hands of the customer. If the product doesn't exist, how to get it into existence and then get it into the hands of the customer. The hacker/developer/whatever sees a problem and He/She tries to develop a product that satisfies that problem based on the requirements they're either given or suss out themselves. The hacker mindset is an insatiable need for knowledge. How to do a thing. How to make a thing. How did others make a thing. Don't business people think that way, also? Probably one big difference might be that the hacker mindset shares knowledge. Business people are more protective of it. (Generally) |
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That's painting with broad strokes obviously and a person can be motivated by both. But that's the axis I would draw the distinction on.