I find this agency model for hiring to be troubling because it's turning software into a hit-driven industry like Music, Movies, or Video Games.
Hire a few rockstars, belt out a hit with hockey stick growth, watch it flame out or lose interest over time, and then watch the rockstars move onto their next project.
What about the founders who put their heart and souls into building a real sustainable business?
What about the customers who took the chance on an unknown solution and may have become dependent on it?
What about the developers that might have worked with the rockstars, but are less interested in moving on and more interested in continuing to build great products?
I can see why a lot of talented folks got jaded by this industry in the last bubble. And I think it's clearly happening again.
Hire a few rockstars, belt out a hit with hockey stick growth, watch it flame out or lose interest over time, and then watch the rockstars move onto their next project.
What about the founders who put their heart and souls into building a real sustainable business?
What about the customers who took the chance on an unknown solution and may have become dependent on it?
What about the developers that might have worked with the rockstars, but are less interested in moving on and more interested in continuing to build great products?
I can see why a lot of talented folks got jaded by this industry in the last bubble. And I think it's clearly happening again.