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Interesting. It seems there's never room for non-tech project managers in start-ups. You know those guys with a formal business background, MBAs etc? Well, I do
by rodolphoarruda 15y ago
Interesting. It seems there's never room for non-tech project managers in start-ups. You know those guys with a formal business background, MBAs etc? Well, I don't see opps for them in the start-up space. Am I missing something?
- praptak 15y agoI guess people with strong (not necessarily formal) business background are mostly the non-technical cofounders.
- tomblomfield 15y agoI think that's probably because there just isn't much work for non-tech project managers in startups. If the founders aren't fulfilling this role, they probably should be working for someone else.
- aepstein 15y agoNope, you're not missing anything. Startup teams are so small that everyone on the team has to be able to add value by creating something tangible. There's no room for middle-management.
- ryanlchan 15y agoTangible things are not the only way to add value to a start up. Popular start up methodologies, and I speak specifically of Lean Start Up and Customer Development, all have a strong focus on making sure you're building a minimum viable business, not just a minimum viable product. However, the statistics are such that it's rare to have a start up team with the self-awareness to recognize this need connect with a non-technical person capable of satisfying it.
- basseq 15y agoAnd "non-technical" doesn't mean "middle management". Or, more to the point of the OP, there doesn't seem to be room for anyone who's not a programmer. That's a lot of roles, IMO. (Case in point, I have a CS degree and extensive business experience and have no desire to be a "programmer.")
- rodolphoarruda 15y agoAgree. Top-management takes care of business development while the tech team develops the product per se. Anything added to the middle would be considered fat to a lean agile body.