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My profile pic looks like I just invested in your app
Then I tell you that you need to bring those DAU numbers up amirite hehe. And then I suggest that you should hire a vp marketing who can help
I know a guy
I'll then make you feel good about yourself by saying, "you know you're a creative, you're technical, you live and breathe product, bring in some businesspeople to run the basics" "go for a run everyday, you'll thank me later hehe"
The last part I say when we're shaking hands
You go home that day thinking you're the next Picasso
You go to work the next day and expect everyone to sing your praise. And they do. Except for the engineers who say that the app is down.
You realize what you need is a cushion to dampen that noise. [Cont.]
You realize what you need is a cushion to dampen that noise. [Cont.]
What if, and hear me out, you hire someone who doesn't know what the heck is going on? That way this person too shall sing your praise. If any Eng is escalating and complaining about long hours or such, just show them the fucking door.
And you know what they say, divide and conquer. Divide and conquer. Repeat that during your meditation and before your run.
And don't forget to run to me and cry if your data stuff gives you headaches, data is new, nobody knows how do the stuff you know
It's not because you're failing and not because you're afraid of data people, it's because the whole data thing is new and everyone is failing
But the Eng and DS are just difficult you know, shield yourself from that whole thing with layers and layers of dumb
Why can't everyone be like the PMs? Yesterday I had a 3 hour meeting with one of them. We talked about literally everything. It's just that they get it and they get you
Surround yourself with PMs
I mean I stopped needing therapy after I hired my first PM
They literally pay for themselves. Unlike the Eng who are like a whole non-negligible part of the budget you get me? Like all that pain and they want to get paid? What!!
First they want budget for this, next day they want budget for that, they don't have time to talk, they want to take the weekends off for groceries, who puts up with this shit?? Not you.
You're a soft nugget of gold. You are a treasure. You need to be protected from these people who have so many opinions and needs and all that crap
