And this is why it's best to have both design and engineering skills when bootstrapping a startup. You don't have to treat yourself like a tiny god.
But seriously, I'd like to see more being done to help people cultivate both. It's massively valuable to be able to both care about users and code the thing. What Steve Jobs does on a larger scale by being a dictatorial designer can easily be replicated at the individual stage when you are both designer and implementer.
But seriously, I'd like to see more being done to help people cultivate both. It's massively valuable to be able to both care about users and code the thing. What Steve Jobs does on a larger scale by being a dictatorial designer can easily be replicated at the individual stage when you are both designer and implementer.