technical co-founder

also referred to as: technical co-founders

6 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Feb 15, 2017 by Kat Manalac · across every show →

Everything said about technical co-founder, oldest first

Feb 15, 2017 positive
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Kat Manalac: YC considers self-taught developers to be technical co-founders
“We've funded so many people that are self-taught, you know, developers and engineers. And I think that's super impressive. That's like potentially just seeing that you had, you know, The will and gumption to like go out there and learn and build yourself is, i…”
Kat Manalac Feb 15, 2017 ▶ 21:51 Office Hours with Kat Manalac · Y Combinator
Oct 10, 2018 neutral
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Chou: Gaining traction shifts technical founders from coding to org-building
“There's a pretty big shift that happens once you start gaining traction, where it's less about building a product for a market and finding that fit, and it shifts more into turn, like, building an organization, a company and a system, like this system of human…”
Lillian Chou Oct 10, 2018 ▶ 46:36 Startup Technology - Technical Founder Advice · Y Combinator
Nov 30, 2023 negative
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Seibel: Using dev shops instead of technical co-founders ruins startups
“I couldn't find tech and co-founder, so I just moved to the next challenge. I hired some engineers, or I got a dev shop, and, like, nothing will keep me Well, hold me back. And what's so sad about that way of thinking about it is that like, one, the percentage…”
Michael Seibel Nov 30, 2023 ▶ 2:50 How To Build A Tech Startup With No Technical Skills · Y Combinator
Nov 30, 2023 positive
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Seibel: Great business founders stand out by recruiting top technical co-founders
“The best business founders Recruit amazing technical co-founders. And that is how they distinguish themselves. That is the number one distinction. So it's not what's on your resume, where you worked, the fact that you were some fancy executive, that you're tal…”
Michael Seibel Nov 30, 2023 ▶ 1:25 How To Build A Tech Startup With No Technical Skills · Y Combinator
Nov 30, 2023 negative
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Caldwell: Aspiring founders negotiate against themselves instead of pitching top engineers
“Basically folks put up the barriers. To negotiate against themselves. Right out of the gate.”
Dalton Caldwell Nov 30, 2023 ▶ 11:01 How To Build A Tech Startup With No Technical Skills · Y Combinator
Sep 27, 2024 negative
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Taggar: Non-engineers should not start companies solo without finding technical co-founders
“If you're not an engineer, I don't think you can do this, and I think you should really focus your time on trying to find a great technical co-founder to start the company with.”
Harj Taggar Sep 27, 2024 ▶ 3:58 How To Find A Co-Founder | Startup School · Y Combinator
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