I’ll also note that both startups generally and marketplaces specifically benefit enormously by giving amateurs the opportunity to go professional if that is interesting to them, and by accelerating that transition.
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(In most relevant respects I was an amateur when I started working on my businesses in 2006. For better or worse, nobody ever comes to you, puts a diploma in your hand, and says “Congratulations! Now you know what you’re doing. Go forth and perform the duties of our profession.”)
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“What is your profession?” Tough to describe. I’m an engineer who barely codes, an entrepreneur presently employed, in the Marketing department but neither 100% engaged in traditional marketing activities but also the resident Xer for some marketing Xes, etc.
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Broadly speaking my career seems to be defined by “Software people seem to be radically underutilized by capitalism to their mutual detriment.” (And a close relative, “Capitalism seems to be radically underutilized by software people.”)
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Do you think Stripe is a place that gives amateurs the ability to season into professionals?
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Nuanced thoughts on this: a) At certain points in our history, we've definitely felt like "three squirrels in a suit trying to fake being capable of being in this meeting" b) I would never use word "amateur" w/r/t a colleague. c) I do think we help people to skill up rapidly.
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adding to our discussion topic list: the choices platforms make on whether to push professionalization or try to keep amateurs. And how they make that choice
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