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Re:What To Look For In A Technical Co-Founder by DrJokepu on Thursday August 26, 2010 @08:02AM (#1635683)
The willingness to do work "beneath you" is a fundamental requirement for any founder really in my opinion. Besides the trivial advantages (tedious minor things get done too) it sets an example for the employees.

When I was studying mechanical engineering, I was doing a summer internship in a medium sized industrial plant in southern France. Every now and then, the owner of the company got into a forklift and did warehouse duties himself, just like his workers. This is a very old trick in the book.

Re:What To Look For In A Technical Co-Founder by newmediaclay on Thursday August 26, 2010 @10:39AM (#1636038)
Oh, most definitely. I think most of my requirements could be extended to just about any founder. I still spend probably 10% of my time making simple text changes in our CMS.