Very true. My wife and I are on opposite sides of that divide and while it occasionally causes a bit of friction, we are a stronger team because of it
Something I explained to my 11 yo: The biggest division in work may be between jobs that involve making new stuff (science, engineering) and those that don't (administration, sales), and you'll be a lot happier if you end up on the side you're suited for.
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Then there’s all in one people. Build something and sell it.
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There’s also maintenance, a crucial job.
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recently realized that my life is essentially dedicated to finding money to pay engineers and designers to make things. liberating to: finally find the common thread, that i'm decent at it, and it's pretty fun too.
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Builder vs seller
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I think that is a great way to describe it. Thought-provoking, frankly. Funny to think that founders *generally* have to be good at both sides.
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Or in most cases they need to have a partner who fills the other category. Rare if you can do both.
@naval talked about in his tweet thread and podcast. - Show replies
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And maybe if we take PG's binary and filter it through those categories from JP, it sheds light on PG's Maker's Schedule, Manger's Schedule http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html …
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Where would you categorize the people who help finance the making of new stuff?
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