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adrianhoward on May 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: No, I won't be your technical co-founder

I presume the OP wouldn't ever say "you're replaceable" to someone who actually has (and demonstrates) a network of any sort

I think that the problem is the idea that "a network" is the only value that a business guy provides to a company...

mgkimsal on May 10, 2012 [–]

True, if that's the only value someone presumes the other party is bringing, that's a problem. OTOH, I think people undervalue the value of a tech/dev's network - including developers themselves.

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