Comments on: The Siren of Scalability http://www.danratner.com/2010/01/08/the-siren-of-scalability/ The Show So Far Wed, 19 May 2010 00:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dan Ratner http://www.danratner.com/2010/01/08/the-siren-of-scalability/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Dan Ratner Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:11:07 +0000 http://www.danratner.com/?p=10#comment-4 I don't disagree, Jeff. I think that helping others to achieve their goals is critical. What makes me sad in this case is that it seems clear to me that this particular set of goals is wrong and will ultimately make them less rather than more employable. The challenge is how to coach them in a direction that will be fulfilling for them and support the company's needs as well. Scalability ain't it. Thanks for posting and best of fortune to you as well. I don’t disagree, Jeff. I think that helping others to achieve their goals is critical. What makes me sad in this case is that it seems clear to me that this particular set of goals is wrong and will ultimately make them less rather than more employable. The challenge is how to coach them in a direction that will be fulfilling for them and support the company’s needs as well. Scalability ain’t it.

Thanks for posting and best of fortune to you as well.

]]> By: Jeff Meyer http://www.danratner.com/2010/01/08/the-siren-of-scalability/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jeff Meyer Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:55:28 +0000 http://www.danratner.com/?p=10#comment-3 I stumbled upon this blog by way of a series of random clicking events and found myself reliving a small set of questions during an interview with you a few years ago. Even while I answered them I knew they would be the last questions you would ask me during the interview... but I had to answer honestly. Essentially, you asked if I wanted to hone my skills and become a superstar developer or if I would eventually go the executive route. I can feel your pain from this post, but as I've personally grown as an entrepreneur I've found that helping others to achieve their goals generally leads to unforeseen success. Best of fortune in your decision on how to handle the situation. I look forward to your future posts. I stumbled upon this blog by way of a series of random clicking events and found myself reliving a small set of questions during an interview with you a few years ago. Even while I answered them I knew they would be the last questions you would ask me during the interview… but I had to answer honestly. Essentially, you asked if I wanted to hone my skills and become a superstar developer or if I would eventually go the executive route.

I can feel your pain from this post, but as I’ve personally grown as an entrepreneur I’ve found that helping others to achieve their goals generally leads to unforeseen success.

Best of fortune in your decision on how to handle the situation. I look forward to your future posts.

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