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You're right, I am biased here - the reason being is because I actually used to be a "business guy" before, worked in finance and have since turned into a coder
by sayemm 15y ago
You're right, I am biased here - the reason being is because I actually used to be a "business guy" before, worked in finance and have since turned into a coder, and I've also failed. Because of that my standards for a business guy are extremely high, if I was ever even thinking of linking up with one early on, because of my background and experiences.
Though I'll also argue that all else being equal hacker founders have a huge leg-up over non-tech founders for executing and surviving, esp these days. Online marketing, iterating, and design are all technical in nature and if you're a business guy, it's likely going to be your first time going through these sort of hurdles, big risk.
- earbitscom 15y agoYour standards for any co-founder should be very high. I have to agree with dasil003. You're making all kinds of biased and unfounded assumptions about basically half of the world of founders. Saying that online marketing is technical in nature and that a business person probably has no prior experience doesn't make any sense to me. I don't know any hackers who have the depth of marketing experience that I have, and very few who have managed as many people across as many types of job functions, which is crucial to running an entire business. That being said, our technical founder is obviously crucial, as is the founder in charge of our music department. Every founder should bring something important to the table, and most founders are no good on their own.