http://shelfmade.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/finding-non-tech-founders/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:28:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://shelfmade.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/finding-non-tech-founders/#comment-28 Lee Semel Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:25:53 +0000 http://shelfmade.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/finding-non-tech-founders/#comment-28 Great post. I've been networking a lot through nextNY and Meetups to meet potential non-technical cofounders. The most important criteria is to find an inspiring idea as well as a person you have confidence in. Everyone and their brother has an idea and wants to get some programmer to work on it, but you need to find a concept that inspires passion, and a person who you enjoy working with and who brings more to the table than just an idea -- drive, character, marketing skills, connections, design ability, or whatever else is critical for that startup to succeed. So if you're a non-technical person, try and sell yourself and your idea just as you would to a VC, and remember that programmers are motivated by more than money. Great post. I’ve been networking a lot through nextNY and Meetups to meet potential non-technical cofounders. The most important criteria is to find an inspiring idea as well as a person you have confidence in. Everyone and their brother has an idea and wants to get some programmer to work on it, but you need to find a concept that inspires passion, and a person who you enjoy working with and who brings more to the table than just an idea — drive, character, marketing skills, connections, design ability, or whatever else is critical for that startup to succeed. So if you’re a non-technical person, try and sell yourself and your idea just as you would to a VC, and remember that programmers are motivated by more than money.

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