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pg, The idea was that always that she would be a full co-founder. We agreed on a low equity split initially because of the asymmetric risk we were taking. The
by drinko 18y ago
pg,
The idea was that always that she would be a full co-founder. We agreed on a low equity split initially because of the asymmetric risk we were taking. The idea was always to increase her stake 6 months into the project, but not in the way it happened.
I met her through a friend, and 3 months ago would have been proud to call her my cofounder.
I am going to learn to hack regardless, I am just trying to figure out the best way forward in the short term, as the payoff for learning to hack will be a few months.
- andreyf 18y ago...as the payoff for learning to hack will be a few months. It doesn't have to be that long. Do you have any programming experience? Do you have any friends that do? With a smart friend guiding you through, you can skip a lot of annoyances when you learn to program. This is also a prudent point - what have you been doing the last 12 months? That would have been more than enough to get the hang of Django...
- drinko 18y agoI don't have any programming experience beyond BASIC as a 5th grader. Market research, ethnographic study, trying to raise more funding,(too early for VCs here, and there are not many risk taking angels here), running the ongoing alpha, liaising with patient groups, and health organisations, writing copy and designing interfaces. Learning about tech startups is a phase transition from the perspective of a nurse.
- mbedwards 18y agoYour project sides interesting and in the same space as mine. Send me an email at mbedwards@gmail.com
- axod 18y agoIt doesn't sound particularly like she believed in the idea. I think in retrospect it would have been better to offer 50% and the same salary as you. Going forward though, I'd say definitely learn to hack. Also find people who might help not because of a salary, but because they think the idea is cool and want to be part of it.
- tptacek 18y agoWhy is "learning to hack" the answer here? Doesn't that leave this person with a startup with no team?
- kyro 18y agoNo one is saying learn to hack is the solution to the issue. Regardless of doing it alone, or finding a team, it'll be an invaluable tool. It'll help him play a more significant role if a team was formed. Stop refuting everyone's opinion.
- axod 18y agoEither learn to hack, or find others who are passionate about the idea who can hack. Rather than people who are passionate about a salary. But doing both is a good idea IMHO.
- tptacek 18y agoWould definitely help them manage developers in the future. The best manager I ever had couldn't write a line though.
- run4yourlives 18y agoIt's not part of the solution here. It's just a good investment if you are running a tech start-up. For example, if there was another partner here that knew how to hack, but wasn't a nurse, I'd say: Learn as much as possible about health care - it's your industry.
- axod 18y agoYou can be a sole founder you know. Works quite well :)
- flipbrad 18y agonote that she took a pay cut because she wanted a greater stake in the company. does that fit with her not believing in it? it does sound like she didn't have the experience or the maturity to whittle down to an achievable project, however. learn to code, maybe that plus this experience will make you a much stronger manager and designer next time around.