[HN Gopher] A Company of One
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       A Company of One
        
       Author : herbertl
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2023-09-02 21:38 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | dmezzetti wrote:
       | This isn't possible in every industry but it certainly is in the
       | software space. With modern tooling and automation, one person
       | can accomplish quite a lot.
       | 
       | As with most paradigm shifts, many are sleeping on this. But
       | expect small teams to be behind more and more of the most
       | influential software of the next decade. And the traditional
       | mindset on what is a company and how growth happens will also
       | evolve.
        
         | ChrisMarshallNY wrote:
         | I suspect that AI will be an accelerator for this.
         | 
         | It's not gonna replace us. It will help us to be more
         | productive.
        
           | actionfromafar wrote:
           | Some stuff won't be needed in more quantity.
           | 
           | So if what was needed had five people and now three people
           | can do that same job, two are let go. Of course, things will
           | sort themselves out eventually, but whenever fast shifts
           | occurs, a lot of throwing under a lot of buses will occur in
           | the meantime.
        
       | HeyLaughingBoy wrote:
       | > how life could fit into work ?
       | 
       | This should never have been the question in the first place!
        
       | BirAdam wrote:
       | The most liberating insight I had in studying economics is that
       | every person in a relatively free country already is a company of
       | one, even if each individual is "employed" by another company.
       | The negotiation of salary or wage is one in which the employee is
       | negotiating the price of his/her labor, and in that sense is
       | selling something, or purchasing services/facilities from the
       | employer, or in reality both.
        
       | pxue wrote:
       | what's not being said: unless you're rich, it's much better to
       | aim for a small, profitable business within the first 3 months
       | and a low 7 figure exit. If you can't figure out how to do this,
       | work for someone else until you do.
       | 
       | I think the genz are very aware of this.
        
         | lamroger wrote:
         | low 7 figures after how long?
        
         | HeyLaughingBoy wrote:
         | Why do you need to exit?
        
           | actionfromafar wrote:
           | You don't _need_ to but you might not enjoy having all your
           | eggs in your one basket.
        
         | GordonS wrote:
         | I think you're right. Hell, a lot of GenZ'ers find the very
         | idea of billionaires to be abhorrent, let alone strive to
         | become one. Can't say I disagree.
        
         | satvikpendem wrote:
         | > _what 's not being said: unless you're rich, it's much better
         | to aim for a small, profitable business within the first 3
         | months and a low 7 figure exit. If you can't figure out how to
         | do this, work for someone else until you do._
         | 
         | That is basically what the book Company of One says, yes. Zero
         | to Sold is also another good book in the same vein.
        
           | lamroger wrote:
           | thanks for the rec
        
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