> Out of curiosity — have you ever seen someone without deep domain roots succeed by validating their way in, or do you think that path is mostly a dead end? S

> Out of curiosity — have you ever seen someone without deep domain roots succeed by validating their way in, or do you think that path is mostly a dead end? Sure, it's not that rare to find a technical cofounder partnering with a non-technical cofounder who really knows his industry. Whether it works well or not depends on the quality of the partnership and compatibility of the cofounders, as long as the someone knows the domain really well. It's not something you can force yourself into, it tends to develop organically between friends or coworkers.