Great idea, I would definitely be interested! I agree with all the above comments so far, and can see great value to the startup scene in general if we (techies and non-techies) understand each others' landscapes, strengths and challenges better. I too think that a better understanding of the technical requirements to my big ideas would help me understand which approach to take when relating those ideas to technical people in the team, and how to break down those big ideas into digestible chunks.
Yes, I'm interested. Where do I sign up? Cheers, Colette On Mar 2, 10:47 pm, Isaak <isaakd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great topic! Certainly keen to be in the audience... Would be > excellent if it could happen over SydStart week, when some of us will > be in Sydney - presuming that's where you're based. > > Cheers, Isaak > > On Mar 2, 11:08 am, Liisa Vurma <li...@applecoffee.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Steve, > > Great idea, I would love to come to this kind of talk. > > As Rebecca noted the main problems is around understanding the jargon and > > understanding the level of technical difficulty behind my ideas. > > > I would also be interested in what is the best way to test someone's > > ability to execute ideas. Might be that I meet someone who seems to suit as > > a personality, however because the lack of my own technical knowledge I > > can't assess their abilities to the full core. What sort of testing would > > be relevant and acceptable to the techical party? > > > Thanks, > > Liisa > > > On 01/03/2012, at 11:27 AM, Steven Ringo 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. Visthttp://siliconbeachaustralia.orgformore > > > > Forum rules > > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > > 2) No jobs postings. You can usehttp://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 -- 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
