“Drive” says this is a fundamental human characteristic. Looking back, I realize I have been making these distinctions for a long time, just not realizing it: why I was glad I didn’t write an app like “iFart” even if it made a lot of money and why working on projects that I perceive no value irritates me like crazy. The thought of course had been crystallized by the book I have been reading: Daniel H Pink’s “Drive”, I haven’t finished it yet, but its a great read so far on what motivates people to do what they do. Something I can look back in my later years and be proud of, not because it would help my career but because I would have made a difference (in as significant a way as a web programmer can I guess) and people would use it. I was really trying to work on something valuable. However, I realized for that at the core, I didnt really care for the rev model immediately. Usually these are answered by either “well, there is slot for an ad here…” or “We’ll increase user engagement by x “. Trying to pitch a concept to a friend of mine recently, our conversation moved towards revenue models. Its fascinating to see the camps erected on either sides of these debates. And you have these interesting conversations around things like ROI on User Experience, the importance of time invested in design vs the need for getting features out of the door quickly, the love/hate feelings towards 300×250 ads of dancing polar bears on our sites. I am closer to product development now which is great and gives me a new look at how some of the things we build get concepted.
Things were a lot clearer when you executed on someone else’s plan. Sometimes I still struggle with the amorphous nature of this position. Off late I have been involved in more R&D/labs/prototypes kinds of projects ever since my move to the UX Technologist position.
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This is my first full time job and as those go, not particularly shabby. I have been working for Comcast Interactive Media for over 5 years, thats a lot by some measures and barely anything by others.
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