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I think this is a false dichotomy. Every business is a middleman.
Many users in this thread seem to make a distinction between those who actually build a product, who would be "not middlemen", and those who do not build the product itself, who would be "middlemen". This is purely artificial.
Sure, the salesman is a middleman.
But the factory owner is a middleman too.
He middles between his clients and the means of producing something their clients need.
So is the app developer.
He middles between his clients and the business value technology can provide.
In general, you are at the middle between your clients and the value your clients desire.
That's what business is.
Incidentally: if you are a producer and don't think of yourself as a middleman, that might very well be what is holding you back.
Beware of ego.
Ego is what makes you think "I'm an engineer! Code is my art form!" - and by thinking that, you miss the key: nobody cares about that shit.
We care about business value. You are a middleman to value. That's all.
Many users in this thread seem to make a distinction between those who actually build a product, who would be "not middlemen", and those who do not build the product itself, who would be "middlemen". This is purely artificial.
Sure, the salesman is a middleman.
But the factory owner is a middleman too.
He middles between his clients and the means of producing something their clients need.
So is the app developer.
He middles between his clients and the business value technology can provide.
In general, you are at the middle between your clients and the value your clients desire.
That's what business is.
Incidentally: if you are a producer and don't think of yourself as a middleman, that might very well be what is holding you back.
Beware of ego.
Ego is what makes you think "I'm an engineer! Code is my art form!" - and by thinking that, you miss the key: nobody cares about that shit.
We care about business value. You are a middleman to value. That's all.
Can work if you are skilled enough to guarantee quality. Otherwise you waste your client's money.Something like a web development agency where you are the middleman between the staff and clients could be a good business.