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I think this post is pretty biased. I've spoken with a lot of "entrepreneurial" developers and many of them just don't have what it takes, particularly on the c

by pxlpshr 17y ago

I think this post is pretty biased. I've spoken with a lot of "entrepreneurial" developers and many of them just don't have what it takes, particularly on the consumer side, to complete the loop and take a product to market successfully. That's not to say they aren't amazing developers. I'm a big advocate of teams, ~3 seems to be a good mix to move quickly and thoroughly at the start. Developer, UX/Designer, Business/Marketer. The 3rd you can do without if the first two are competent enough, business and marketing isn't that difficult (especially with a great product) unless your revenue is reliant on software sales/licensing. Then having a deal-guy is pretty good if he has a big rolodex, reputation, legal understanding to protect the company, and of course – is a closer. The reason I feel designers are pretty important now is that the web has matured and consumers generally have an elevated expectation compared to the early 00's. Most matured web apps are pretty damn impressive and I think it would be a mistake to assume a developer can handle both the backend and frontend.

rantfoil 17y ago
Who am I being biased towards? I'm confused. See reply earlier -- never said you could do it alone. But if you get closer to being able to do it alone, you will find cofounders with greater ease. Nobody wants to join a team that will fail without them. This goes for cofounders and investors alike.
- pxlpshr 17y ago
  But if you get closer to being able to do it alone, you will find cofounders with greater ease. Nobody wants to join a team that will fail without them. I absolutely agree. I think the perception of bias is because I'm not a developer but I do feel I'm technically competent to know when a developer is full of shit, and when they are really special that I want them on the team. I use to program back in the day before switching to pixels, sometimes it's a regret. :)

by pxlpshr 17y ago

rantfoil 17y ago

Who am I being biased towards? I'm confused. See reply earlier -- never said you could do it alone. But if you get closer to being able to do it alone, you will find cofounders with greater ease. Nobody wants to join a team that will fail without them. This goes for cofounders and investors alike.

pxlpshr 17y ago
But if you get closer to being able to do it alone, you will find cofounders with greater ease. Nobody wants to join a team that will fail without them. I absolutely agree. I think the perception of bias is because I'm not a developer but I do feel I'm technically competent to know when a developer is full of shit, and when they are really special that I want them on the team. I use to program back in the day before switching to pixels, sometimes it's a regret. :)