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Re:Non-tech Cofounders – Don’t Hire an Agency by maxcameron on Friday October 12, 2012 @10:32AM (#4645175)
Hey, thanks for the kind words - I appreciate it. I think you're going to have a 10x better chance of finding a great technical cofounder because you took the time to prove the concept and build your technical skills. Not only will you have something in production (not just an idea or a lean canvas) but you'll have so much empathy for your cofounder. You'll appreciate what they go through in a way non technical cofounders can't do (or take a long time to learn).

What's your startup?

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Re:Non-tech Cofounders – Don’t Hire an Agency by jfdimark on Friday October 12, 2012 @10:46AM (#4645226)
I hope you're right!

My startup is Xavy (xavy.com), it's a video discovery & distribution platform for connecting professionals and conference organisers.

Idea is to provide free/very cheap access to world-class conference content (of which millions of hours exist!) and help generate leads for upcoming events through utilising that content - all in one place, organiser-neutral, searchable/filterable by type of content.

(I have a conferences background, so I know the space).

Sign up on the landing page and I'll ping you once the MVP is up and running, which I'm aiming to be Monday morning.

Cheers!

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Re:Non-tech Cofounders – Don’t Hire an Agency by maxcameron on Friday October 12, 2012 @11:04AM (#4645316)
Hey there,

Sounds cool - I'll check it out. I'm not a conference organizer so I don't know if I'm your target customer. We actually spun Kera out of Big Bang Technology. I guess it's time to update my HN profile!

Max

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Re:Non-tech Cofounders – Don’t Hire an Agency by jfdimark on Friday October 12, 2012 @12:09PM (#4645637)
Ah, that explains it!

No need to be a conference organizer to test out the alpha, it would just be good to get independent feedback on the look and feel, functionality etc.

Have a great weekend!

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Re:Non-tech Cofounders – Don’t Hire an Agency by jfdimark on Friday October 12, 2012 @10:59AM (#4645290)
ps I just realized you are not the person that posted this topic (who is building Kera).

What you do at Big Bang Technology looks great too though!

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