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"Business guys" are people who can make business happen, i.e. make sales, strike partnerships, raise financing, etc. What is described in this article are neit
by asanwal 14y ago
"Business guys" are people who can make business happen, i.e. make sales, strike partnerships, raise financing, etc.
What is described in this article are neither "business guys" or founders but hapless/clueless "idea people" - of which the startup community attracts a lot since it's much better to say "I'm working on a tech startup" than to say "I'm unemployed".
As a general rule of business, avoiding clueless, unmotivated, wind-bag'ish people is a good rule - "business guys" or otherwise.
- teamlaft 14y agoCouldn't agree more. What separates an "idea person" from a potential true entrepreneur, is that in order to find a technical co-founder they would begin doing everything else to make their product a reality. Things from having a detailed idea of how their product should work, to preparing mockups and wireframes, to writing website/app copy, etc that you can hand off to your developer and say "Build this"