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I second this opinion. The last position a tech startup needs to worry about filling is a CEO, CMO, etc. A CEO twittering all day long, hanging out / socializi

I second this opinion. The last position a tech startup needs to worry about filling is a CEO, CMO, etc. A CEO twittering all day long, hanging out / socializing / spending money at conferences and meetups is NOT going to bring ANY value to the startup at all. You first need a product! Once you have a product out of the door, a proven idea and a cash flow you can start worrying about filling up those hi-procrastination roles. Until then worry about finding people who can code, can design, can hack, can do anything that has a measurable outcome.

alain94040 18y ago
As much as I wish you were correct, reality says otherwise. When I was 100% a geek, I would agree with you: the product (code) is everything, who cares about those other minor business annoyances? Reality: how programmers does it take to implement a good product that people will buy? More than you can afford. How do you afford them? Raise money. Which for you may mean "pitch to dumb rich people", but that's still a CEO's job. At any time in the project development, a good pitch to the right business partner can turn the company around and greatly improve its prospects. Yes, if you don't do any of those "CEO" things, you may still succeed because you push through an amazing product. But why take the chance? Try to do everything well, the product development, as well as the CEO/pitching part.