Hey Steve, As a non techie, I think people would DEFINITELY be interested in this!
I relate to what you're saying. Not understanding the jargon is one thing, what's worse is that I don't understand the level of technical difficulty behind my ideas. So, I'm constantly trying to find the right level of enthusiasm. I might think I have the greatest plan in the world, but if it's going to take 4 solid months of work (and possibly no one has done it because of that reason) the techie could be thinking I'm clueless. I'm curious, what's the feeling about this? Is it frustrating for techies? There are a couple more questions I have. Oow does a non-techie work out who is technically brilliant? (word of mouth is my answer at this point). And bigger, hairier question is does it really matter how technically brilliant your tech co-founder is? Maybe what's more important is just getting along with the guy/gal. Not sure what kind of format you have in mind for the event, but a panel might be good. Looking forward to the discussion here and the event later in the year! Not-totally-clueless non-techie, Bec I am assuming you are targeting a non-tech audience. it would be good to get some techies in On Mar 1, 11:27 am, Steven Ringo <goo...@stevenringo.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > As its been a while since I have posted to this group, a refresher: I am > Steve Ringo and I run a web and mobile app development shop in Sydney. I am > equally at home talking tech to techies and non-tech to non-techies; and > providing a bridge between the two. > > I am exploring the idea of giving a talk on Technical Cofounding 101, > perhaps followed up with a more in-depth series of workshops. > > The idea is to help non-technical founders of web and mobile business > startups get a better idea of the technological requirements for a business > to get from idea to implementation. > > The technical landscape is very daunting to a non-technical person who does > not understand how to go about managing, specifying and implementing the > technology side of the business. > > Technological assistance for building startups come in many forms, from > freelance developers to finding cofounders with technical skill to > incubators and accelerators, and whether to seek assistance locally or > offshore. > > Then there's all the technical jargon. The development world is filled with > buzzwords from Ruby on Rails to PHP, Java, Servers, HTML5 and a gazillion > others. > > I would like to help demystify some of these and give the non-techies some > intellectual ammunition and confidence in seeking a technical partner. To > provide a broad overview of what to look for and the right questions to ask > when evaluating options. How to understand the development process and what > practices are used to manage software development projects. How to > prioritise and ensure the technical solution reflects the desired direction > of the business, and that your ambitions are achievable technically. > > I felt this group might be a good place to start to get some feedback: > > - Would people be interested in this? > - If so, is there anything specific you think would be good to cover? > > Big thanks. > > — Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
