On 16/05/2011, at 1:45 PM, Geoff Langdale wrote:
Another problem with the 'non-technical founder' is that sometimes the
business may 'pivot' (cringe) away from the domain - or the part of it
Just going to put it out there but my experience has been that a pivot
is much more likely to be succ
On May 16, 11:56 am, Trindaz wrote:
> Just go and talk to some dentists. You don't need an entire person for
> that. You're founding a company here, not doing a uni project.
This will almost certainly fail, if your domain is suitably dentistry-
intensive. "Talk to some dentists" doesn't work beca
There are some good discussion threads about this on Hacker News and
on Bothsidesofthetable blog. I've copied & pasted some of the relevant
parts.
1. Both Sides of The Table
Making Things Happen
http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/19/what-makes-an-entrepreneur-four-lettersjfdi/
I said tha
I agree. (I feel like I've just been handled my a master of diplomacy,
but never the less I agree).
On May 15, 7:04 pm, Daniel Purchas wrote:
> No one is saying you're off the mark, just outlining that there are
> advantages to both configurations, you have outlined that you think tech
> guys who
No one is saying you're off the mark, just outlining that there are
advantages to both configurations, you have outlined that you think tech
guys who don't get involved in 'business' stuff shouldn't be founders which
is where people are putting up counter statements
I think this comes down to sema
Just go and talk to some dentists. You don't need an entire person for
that. You're founding a company here, not doing a uni project.
Companies founded by tech-only founders that address non-technical
markets: Facebook (from original list!), HP (from original list! Their
first product was an audio
On 16/05/2011, at 11:41 AM, Silvia Pfeiffer wrote:
And they have one thing in common: they target a technical market,
so you already have the domain knowledge. If you wanted to offer a
product for, say, dentists, you'd do well with a co-founder that
knows many dentists and brings a willing
And they have one thing in common: they target a technical market, so you
already have the domain knowledge. If you wanted to offer a product for, say,
dentists, you'd do well with a co-founder that knows many dentists and brings a
willing trial partner.
Silvia.
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On 16/05/2
Daniel, I only need one example of a successful tech company with all
tech founders to prove that the paradigm of "You gotta have a tech
founder and a business founder" doesn't describe reality. 5 is
generous.
In startups that survive it only happens some of the time that
'business' tasks go exclu
Trindaz, this isn't a one size fits all sort of thing here is it? bringing
up 5 companies doesn't set an absolute precedent? I'm sure there are many
other companies out there that are of similar stature that aren't all pure
tech founder driven
I'm a non-technical co-founder, I can understand tech
Microsoft, HP, Facebook, Sun, Atlassian didn't need domain knowledge
or networking with the 'right' people?
They were founded by technical founders who didn't refuse to think
outside the coding-only box. Networking and learning in a new domain
are just more skills founders need and are learnable,
On May 16, 8:30 am, Trindaz wrote:
> Technical founders don't need non-technical cofounders. Believing
> otherwise is lazy, and won't make for a truly great tech company.
This seriously undervalues what a *good* non-technical founder or
adviser can bring to a company. It took me years (as an engi
Technical founders don't need non-technical cofounders. Believing
otherwise is lazy, and won't make for a truly great tech company.
Datapoints to support my claim off the top of my head: Microsoft, HP,
Facebook, Sun, Atlassian.
Counter-points which might mean I'm wrong: MySpace (I'd argue they
we
A technical founder is in a better position than a non-technical
(business) founder when it comes to accessing the other.
If you are product oriented, you have a bevy of consultants/lawyers/
accountants that can help you commercialise (=make money from) your
product more predictably. Running the b
apologies for the double post, but just read this blog post now from
Elias on this exact topic:
http://eliasbizannes.com/blog/2011/05/im-a-hustler-baby/
Worth reading.
On May 13, 6:33 am, Matthew Ho wrote:
> I agree with this comment.
>
> "most disruptive & innovative ideas & products tend to
I agree with this comment.
"most disruptive & innovative ideas & products tend to come from
'product minded' & 'technical focused' people, the very sort that may
struggle to get their ideas 'incorporated' despite having all the
technical acumen or the design skills required to make extraordinary
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