- Software developers that are bonified rocket scientists are very valuable resources to a company.
- Software developers that can find and develop business and bring home sales are worth their weight in gold.
If you've ever wondered how sales and marketing types come up with some of the "ridiculous" estimates of time that seem to make your life miserable, just go out and try to sell your product or service. Try to develop a relationship over the telephone. Make sure your company is included when jobs are put out for bid. Walk into an office where you don't know anyone, spend months cultivating relationships, create opportunities for your company and see how easy it is to create a "ridiculous" estimate when you are competing against ten other companies.
Software developers that can bring in business will advance faster, be paid better than their peers and generally be depended upon to help their companies survive and occasionally prosper. Software developers that understand that coding is only one part of their job are very rare. Companies need a few rocket scientists. Companies need lots of developers that can bring in business.
Just something to think about.