Re:How to Earn a Technical Co-Founder
by intellegacy on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:59PM
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The reason I argue against the "idea guys have no worth" is the exact reason you mentioned: real idea guys have a vision, which includes an implementation strategy, understanding of what the tech is gonna do to solve the problem, how to market and sell the product, who to target, a realistic plan to build and scale, a good name for the product, an idea of what the logo and slogans should be ,etc.
An idea is way more than just one line (uber for X). My idea of an idea is insights into the market, designs for the MVP, and marketing strategy all in one.
The same can be said about any developer who think they found a business because they found a technical problem which haven't been solved.
Some business opportunities are based on solving technical problems, not all technical problems are business opportunities.
Unfortunately, it seems like calling yourself "an idea guy" is a sign that you actually have no clue. I can't imagine a real idea guy calling himself like that :)
If you know how to code you're already so far ahead :) I remember talking to a guy who told me "and then we'll add the API", I asked "why an API? What is it gonna do?", his answer: "Everybody has an API, we need it if we're serious", he had no clue what an API even was.
In a way, it makes me sad. Most of these people I "interviewed" (for lack of better words) were working full time on their project (or so they claimed) but still had no clue what they were really trying to accomplish.