I hear this from developers a lot, but here's the rub. Developing software that developers find interesting is no different than any other highly sought-after profession. Lots of young people want to be rockstars too, but there are only so many rockstars among us. The same applies for software. There is only room for so many "social networking X" companies.
I hate to be the killer of dreams, but I've talked more than a couple of devs in to tackling less-than-interesting problems, with the promise that I'll do the footwork of getting the client on board for doing interesting things within their problem domain.
For my part, I'm fortunate that I find business interesting. It doesn't matter much to me whether the business is publishing books or facilitating purchases. I enjoy the landscape view of every market. When you step back and look at these varied industries, many are just as subtle and interesting as the companies that occupy SV. You just have to look at them with the right set of eyes.
> I hate to be the killer of dreams, but I've talked more than a couple of devs in to tackling less-than-interesting problems, with the promise that I'll do the footwork of getting the client on board for doing interesting things within their problem domain.
Are you still looking for any devs like this? I'd be interested in working on something practical even if not sexy.
I hate to be the killer of dreams, but I've talked more than a couple of devs in to tackling less-than-interesting problems, with the promise that I'll do the footwork of getting the client on board for doing interesting things within their problem domain.
For my part, I'm fortunate that I find business interesting. It doesn't matter much to me whether the business is publishing books or facilitating purchases. I enjoy the landscape view of every market. When you step back and look at these varied industries, many are just as subtle and interesting as the companies that occupy SV. You just have to look at them with the right set of eyes.