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When I took a break from my startup, I ended up working for a fintech company and you will be surprised by

a) how much money they have

b) how little understanding of tech they have

For many non-traditional tech companies, they feel spending more money, will help offset tech deficiencies. In the same way that, novice golfers equate spending more money on golf equipment will make them better golfers.




Great. Why should tech companies (and by extension software engineers) provide discounted service to non tech businesses?

No other industry has made themselves so available at such affordable pricing than tech has?

Where are all the blog posts/free software/free advise from those finance companies?

Where is all the free legal/free court counsel info from all lawyers?

It's about time tech started charging for commercial use.

Software engineers worldwide deserve more of the pie and letting traditional industries eat Michelin quality food at fast food prices has to end.

Retailers don't sell at cost - they never have. They sell at as much profit as they can get (and yet free ERPs exist/cheap e-commerce exists).

All so the non-tech business people can have greater profit? Fuck that.


Is this satire? Have you noticed that the richest companies in the world are tech companies?




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