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by jitix 1484 days ago
Exactly! As a SWE pursuing MBA, I was surprised to learn how critical marketing is to the existence of a business, and that it's way more logical, quantitative and data driven than people realize.

You can write a hugely popular app with great UX, and super scalable backend but if you don't align your marketing parameters you won't make ends meet.

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>Exactly! As a SWE pursuing MBA, I was surprised to learn how critical marketing is to the existence of a business

And you are wondering that people who are in business to teach you something tell you how vital is what they are teaching you? All salesmen sell things that are vital for your success, health, well being if you trust what they are telling.