Understanding the Business Mindset
Learn how to understand the business mindset.
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Why thinking like a business is important
This chapter highlights in detail why developers should think like a business, the pitfalls of not thinking like a business, and how to practically achieve this to see career changes.
What does it mean to think like a business? Developers need to see themselves as having a service they can sell to people who need that service. As a web developer, we are in the business of creating websites or web apps. If we were an android developer, we would be in the business of creating and selling android apps.
When developers internalize this concept, things will begin to make sense. Most developers do not market themselves because they do not understand the concept of thinking like a business.
Learning how to code is just like learning any other skill like sewing or repairing appliances. The only difference is that coding is a digital skill.
When a person learns any non-digital skills, they often start marketing themselves almost immediately! What’s more, they may not even know ...