top | item 43398245 (no title) apeescape | 11 months ago Well, did those startups succeed? If not, I think it means the author was spot on in saying startups can't _afford_ that. discuss order hn newest stackskipton|11 months ago One did, two did not. None of due to engineering.Engineering rarely matters unfortunately but ability to weave a story and sell that story. apeescape|11 months ago Fair point about the importance of storytelling, but I wouldn't say "engineering rarely matters" in the tech industry. Compelling vision can mask those problems for a long while, but at some point the wheels will fall off if engineers can't deliver.
stackskipton|11 months ago One did, two did not. None of due to engineering.Engineering rarely matters unfortunately but ability to weave a story and sell that story. apeescape|11 months ago Fair point about the importance of storytelling, but I wouldn't say "engineering rarely matters" in the tech industry. Compelling vision can mask those problems for a long while, but at some point the wheels will fall off if engineers can't deliver.
apeescape|11 months ago Fair point about the importance of storytelling, but I wouldn't say "engineering rarely matters" in the tech industry. Compelling vision can mask those problems for a long while, but at some point the wheels will fall off if engineers can't deliver.
stackskipton|11 months ago
Engineering rarely matters unfortunately but ability to weave a story and sell that story.
apeescape|11 months ago