Regardless, I think you should learn something about coding. The first two points in this blog posting are especially applicable, I think: http://asifali.me/pos

Regardless, I think you should learn something about coding. The first two points in this blog posting are especially applicable, I think: http://asifali.me/post/15394671439/startup-tech-entrepreneurs-my-checklist http://asifali.me/post/15394671439/startup-tech-entrepreneur... The Founder / CEO is also the key product guy: Every great startup needs a product guy for sure. But it is the entrepreneur who is the key product guy in most startups. The CEO / Entrepreneur needs to have a clearly defined vision of every product and must be able to participate in all stages of product design with good attention to details. The organization might have a dedicated product manager or a V.P. of Product but still I really think that it is the founder / CEO or the biz leader that needs to lead this effort providing overall product design, UI metaphor and getting that executed. Given that most startups don’t immediately get to revenues, this would be the single most important thing. The Tech CEO must know tech: Most startup Founders assume that getting a rockstar tech co-founder alone is enough and the can take care of everything tech. Tech startups cannot do with CEOs or leaders that do not have the tech skills as this limits them from leveraging techology as a strategic advantage of their company. There are dozens of examples that I can mention from the industry where the founder is also the chief coder. While it is not required to be at that end of the spectrum, good knowledge of technology, limitations, applications and having good past experience as a technologist certainly helps.