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by kayoone 4446 days ago
While i don't agree with this completely there is some truth to it. I ran an accelerator funded gaming startup for 2 years and was obsessed with development and coding. Most of the real CEO work was done on the side without much focus. In the end i think that played a big part in failing, because ultimately we ran out of money before profits were healthy. This could have been prevented if i had talked to investors earlier and more, focusing on the vision and shorter term goals to keep liquidity in check.

It's not that i didn't see it coming miles away, but it was still too late.

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@kayoone - I also used to code everyday - it was definitely a good practice.

However, I realized, that I am not able to focus on management - which is also important.

I still code at least 4 days a week (including weekends).

However, doing it every day, I don't think it is mandatory.