5 Signs Your Software Business Is Led By Amateurs!

Do you ever get that sinking feeling that the people running your software business don’t really know what they’re doing? Here’s 5 signs your software business is led by amateurs!​​ It can be practically a sport to make fun of leadership for not understanding modern software development and its implications. That’s not the purpose of this post. If you’re working at a company where several of these signs are present, you have three options. Put up with it, try to change it for the better, or move on. Here’s 5 signs your software business leadership needs help: Failure To Invest In Better Tools and Services Too Much Power In The Hands Of A Few Customers They Can’t Say “No” To Any Customer They Have A High Customer Acquisition Cost They Commit To Deadlines Without Understanding The True Cost If the place you’re working at has these problems, do you have the courage to move from complaining to having some serious conversations? Even if you consider yourself just a cog in a huge machine, you can help your leaders make better decisions that keep the company profitable! Join my Patreon:  https://thrivingtechnologist.com/patreon Learn about one-on-one career coaching with me: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/coaching TechRolepedia, a wiki about the top 25 roles in tech:  https://thrivingtechnologist.com/techroles The Thriving Technologist career guide:  https://thrivingtechnologist.com/guide You can also watch this episode on YouTube. Visit me at thrivingtechnologist.com

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If working on software teams feels complicated, frustrating, and filled with politics - that's just because your eyes are open. Unfortunately, you do need to make a living! So how do you keep up with the demands of your tech job and still have a life outside of work? Hi I'm Jayme Edwards, and I've had a 26 year career in the software industry filled with thrilling victories - and maddening drama. With so many problems in our industry, the more money I made the more ridiculous people's expectations were. I’m sharing the biggest mistakes I made in my career, and the insights I learned along the way. This podcast is the audio version of the Thriving Technologist YouTube channel, where you can find new episodes every Monday. Podcast versions appear on Wednesday of the same week. Subscribe and join us! Let’s help each other grow a community of healthy software developers.