Ask HN: Should a tech founder look for a non-tech co-founder?

Re:Ask HN: Should a tech founder look for a non-tech co-foun... by adrianwaj on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @03:56PM (#215207)

You'll need both soon enough, then the question is who becomes the CEO out of the tech founder and the business founder and when. If you can make the business founder a CEO comfortably then that would be a plus.

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Re:Ask HN: Should a tech founder look for a non-tech co-foun... by BlueSkies on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @04:01PM (#215217)

But who should come in at #2 versus #3? My thinking is that the business co-founder might end up as CEO, but from what I've learned the simple title of "co-founder" for everyone might work best at the early stages.

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Re:Ask HN: Should a tech founder look for a non-tech co-foun... by adrianwaj on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @04:14PM (#215233)

Hire them both simultaneously if you can, and make the business person CEO. Make sure he can pitch well and that he can manage you through growth having shown such experience elsewhere.

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