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>I also think that emphasizing - and encouraging people to think in terms of - a divide between the "business side" and the "tech side" is a bad thing. Exactly

by timjahn 13y ago

>I also think that emphasizing - and encouraging people to think in terms of - a divide between the "business side" and the "tech side" is a bad thing. Exactly. If done right, a traditional "tech co-founder, business co-founder" relationship involves both people overlapping a bit, Venn diagram style. I'm the grandparents co-founder. Stella can do basic coding, but that's not her forte. She has a business mind, while I have a more logical, technical mind. We're like Captain Planet in that sense. We feed off each other's unique skillsets, but we have a solid understanding of each others complimentary skillsets so that we're not divided and disrespectful of our unique contributions. Is one of us better than the other when it comes to our company? Of course not. The company needs both of us, or it would die.

mindcrime 13y ago
'm the grandparents co-founder. Stella can do basic coding, but that's not her forte. She has a business mind, while I have a more logical, technical mind. We're like Captain Planet in that sense. We feed off each other's unique skillsets, but we have a solid understanding of each others complimentary skillsets so that we're not divided and disrespectful of our unique contributions. I hear ya. My co-founder and I have a similar relationship, although the divide isn't "techie" and "non-techie". We're both techies, but different kinds. I'm more of a server-side, backend, database, low-level coding guy, while my cofounder is a UI/UX guru who wrangles HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, etc. And more importantly, she has the designer aesthetic sensibilities that I lack. I "know" CSS in a mechanical sense, but I still can't design a good looking UI. And likewise, she can write code, but it isn't her main strength or her passion. So we complement each other well. Is one of us better than the other when it comes to our company? Of course not. The company needs both of us, or it would die. Yep, same here.

by timjahn 13y ago

mindcrime 13y ago

'm the grandparents co-founder. Stella can do basic coding, but that's not her forte. She has a business mind, while I have a more logical, technical mind. We're like Captain Planet in that sense. We feed off each other's unique skillsets, but we have a solid understanding of each others complimentary skillsets so that we're not divided and disrespectful of our unique contributions. I hear ya. My co-founder and I have a similar relationship, although the divide isn't "techie" and "non-techie". We're both techies, but different kinds. I'm more of a server-side, backend, database, low-level coding guy, while my cofounder is a UI/UX guru who wrangles HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, etc. And more importantly, she has the designer aesthetic sensibilities that I lack. I "know" CSS in a mechanical sense, but I still can't design a good looking UI. And likewise, she can write code, but it isn't her main strength or her passion. So we complement each other well. Is one of us better than the other when it comes to our company? Of course not. The company needs both of us, or it would die. Yep, same here.