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It's easier to have a relatively objective interviewing process for technical roles. OTOH management/sales roles are usually decided on subjective criteria and on how much confidence the interviewee projects.

A lot of real people feel this way while looking for jobs. I did for a while.

If everything goes right, Model 3 can change the business model of cars. Shift to value add + functionality upgrade based pricing versus a sales and service oriented model.

I see this as a consistent thread in OSS projects - lack of a sustainable biz model. Have you tried joining any not for profit foundations?

Pretty sure the day stores create their own delivery channel, instacart will be done. Easier to pay Krogers or Costco for quick delivery than a service like instacart.

FYI want to be clear that I am not plugging my site. I have pretty much abandoned it due to lack of traction.

A while ago I did a concept study called http://opensourcebay.io to create a marketplace for open source services. This approach in my mind provides the most viability for maintainers/service providers and for people who inevitably need services/training/features. Unfortunately I did not have the initial traction nor the resources to continue on this path.

Among the 1% there exists multiple deep and consistent insider networks where stock tips and wealth creation ideas are exchanged. So the 1% crowd thrives from being in that position.

Cannot argue with that.

And I am pretty sure, I broke all rules about landing pages mentioned in the article :-)

My service is for medium to large enterprise customers and lifetime value is probably much higher than $2000. But I am still validating if they would even value it or pay for it. Reaching the buyers (VP/Director Software Engineering) to validate is in itself an art form and an exercise in careful tuning. I cannot afford to be at conferences or get highly targeted lists. If you are interested - my landing page is http://opensourcebay.io

Trust me I do. I was just trying to highlight just how successful people find time and resolve to do things which a lot of others cannot even imagine doing - like learning Mandarin or building Jarvis.

This article is spot on and just so timely for me. I just signed up for adwords after finding it tough to reach my target customer segment on FB. Never under-estimate the challenge of reaching your target market and convincing them to buy.

Mark is at a place that he can really envision and execute a lot of things relatively easily that is unimaginable for people who are struggling for basic acceptance and success i.e most of us.

Success usually begets success and more determination.