As PG has stated in his essays, it's much easier for a smart hacker to learn customer support, accounting systems, marketing/blogging, than it is for a non-tech

As PG has stated in his essays, it's much easier for a smart hacker to learn customer support, accounting systems, marketing/blogging, than it is for a non-technical person to pick up hacking in a few days. Non-technical founders tend to overvalue: - their lovely snowflake of an idea - their business plan (that it will magically cause investors to beat a path to their door) Things imho that can be hard for a hacker: - sales - finding and/or dealing with investors (getting into Y Combinator definitely seems to help here, but what if you don't make the cut?) If I could find a non-tech guy who can successfully raise angel and/or venture capital money, I would totally partner with as a co-founder in a second. (given a good fit, etc) These people tend to be hard to find though (the Steve Jobs' of the world) -- if they can raise money, why don't they just raise a round and hire a talented hacker at 1% equity instead of 30%? =)