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278 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 25 Nov \ parent \ on: How I'd pitch a script upgrade bitcoin
developers under-appreciate how hard it is to do sales (and blame the world instead)
Much truth. Technical people underestimate how difficult non-technical work actually is. As I've grown older, I've appreciated the importance of social skills like making clients feel comfortable, making a sales pitch, and leadership skills like inspiring people and maintaining a good work culture.
These intangibles are hard to measure, but they are undoubted valuable and difficult to do. Personally, I'd rather sit in front of a computer and code. I very much appreciate being able to offload the social responsibilities to someone else.
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37 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 25 Nov
It took me a long time and many failures to appreciate sales and other soft skills. I'm still under-indexed on sales et al, but I know the huge blind spot is there.
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174 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 25 Nov
I'm still under-indexed on sales et al, but I know the huge blind spot is there.
Same here. Because of that, some of my best (research) work has been the result of collaboration where I partnered with someone who was better at sales, hustling, networking, etc, whereas I provided a solid technical foundation. Sales is important in research too.
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