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
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…”
Oct 10, 2018 neutral
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…”
Nov 30, 2023 negative
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…”
Nov 30, 2023 positive
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…”
Nov 30, 2023 negative