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I don't think I would join a startup that wasn't founded by people with some kind of technical degree.
by Xcelerate 12y ago
I don't think I would join a startup that wasn't founded by people with some kind of technical degree.
- k__ 12y agoSame here. But it seems to be a thing. Best email I got from a start-up that wanted to hire me went something like this: "We are a team of 5 MBAs with an idea and need you to be our employee #1 to build it!" I mean 5 founders seems rather excessive to me but all of them MBAs and the only technical person will be an employee and not a co founder.
- foobarian 12y agoMaybe it's not such a bad idea. Someone has to do the no-fun work of sales, promotion, taxes, etc., might be nice to have a bunch of MBAs around to do that. Could also ask for 40% equity or so.
- prostoalex 12y agoFor some companies the core value is the tech they produce, and thus having non-tech people at the helm makes little sense. Others, usually also dubbed "tech startups" due to their Silicon Valley location, use generic pieces of technology to achieve their purpose. There are entire sectors (ad tech, Uber for X), where basic building blocks have been built and now it's sell, sell, sell.