Ask HN: Non tech co founder

Re:Ask HN: Non tech co founder by ryanlm on Thursday June 30, 2016 @06:50PM (#12012467)

If I ask him those questions, and he becomes offended at the fact, I think that will be a red flag. He seems to think that anything he says can't be questioned...going back to earlier, how he says he doesn't want to argue to get his point across when I asked him about what his role would be.

He said the way I asked it made him offended.

My view is that I touched on one of his weaknesses and it made him insecure about his position in the business.

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Re:Ask HN: Non tech co founder by yishanl on Thursday June 30, 2016 @09:00PM (#12013121)

I feel for you.

Don't do it.

Money brings out the worst in people.

Arguing is healthy. Just depends on how it comes & what it's over. Obviously, if your relationship deteriorates to the point that you are arguing for little value then that's bad - I do think arguing early is better than arguing late. It'll be insightful for you and him, to be honest. You'll learn a little more about yourself and a lot more about him in how the argument progresses and more importantly, how it ends.

All non-tech founders are insecure about their position in the business. I think any competent non-tech founder should be insecure about their position imo, if there is a component of technology to the business.

I was too, so I just kept working and supporting in as many ways as I could think of.

Thankfully, our product was online-to-offline, so there was plenty of work to be done.

But don't do it.

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Re:Ask HN: Non tech co founder by bbcbasic on Friday July 01, 2016 @04:52AM (#12014676)

> He seems to think that anything he says can't be questioned...going back to earlier, how he says he doesn't want to argue to get his point across when I asked him about what his role would be.

Such a red flag. Even if he is a great ... whatever this attitude is a big red flag. You won't be able to work this guy.

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