What Is a Tech Company?
I used to work for a Startup considered by many as tech company. Our devs cared a lot about code quality, visited meetups, engaged in the community etc. devs usually stayed for at least 3-5 yrs.In contrast, there was a company that almost did the same business as we did. But, they were what people would have called a sales company, not a tech company. Decisions were based on sale opportunities, only. No one gave a shit about code quality, devs didn’t stay long and often were frustrated when they applied at our company.Which one was more successful? Unfortunately they were... we were often slowed down by discussions about code quality, ways of working, ethics and disrespect for revenue driven decisions.Maybe it was just an exception? But since then I have become skeptical when I hear about “tech” companies. I feel we nerds need to be value driven, too, and not die in beauty.