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What was your role in co-founding the company? No offense but it seems like John is the one who engineered the technology.
by benkarst 6y ago
What was your role in co-founding the company? No offense but it seems like John is the one who engineered the technology.
- monsieurbanana 6y ago"No offense but" - really? Again with that? Just be straight with what you mean. I don't know either of the co-founders, but it seems like a logical, good idea to have a pair of co-founders where one is technical and the other is non-technical (maybe marketing, or sales, or very strong soft skills, etc). Hence, I don't see the issue you (obviously) have with only one person having done the technical work. Is there any context you're not telling?
- benkarst 6y agoThe burden of getting a startup off the ground is centered around engineering, design, and actually getting your hands dirty and building the product. As an engineer, I've been approached by those experienced in sales and offer me to build a mutually agreed upon product that we agreed would make money for equity. I would like to know if this model works. If so, how does it work? Is this common? You can take offense if you like, but if you meet a guy at an entrepreneur conference who already built a prototype, you're not a co-founder.
- jimmoores 6y agoYou're making a mistake many engineers make in thinking that getting a startup off the ground is all about engineering. Frankly, engineering is often the easy part, and I say that as an engineer who co-founded a tech heavy successful venture backed startup. The hardest thing is choosing a compelling product and then selling it to paying customers. If you think business people undervalue techies, don't make the same mistake by under-valuing business people.