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Re:Ask HN: Where can I find technical co-founders? by doctorcroc on Sunday September 28, 2014 @12:44PM (#8380177)
[Sam Altman in his last startup class went as far as to say that non-tech people have no business founding a tech business, quoting "software people should found software companies, media eople should found media company". I found that a little bit sad to hear.]

If that were the case, we wouldn't have the largest IPO in history because Jack Ma would have been unqualified to start Alibaba.

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Re:Ask HN: Where can I find technical co-founders? by dmritard96 on Sunday September 28, 2014 @01:04PM (#8380238)
There will always be exceptions to the rule. But I believe sam was speaking with respect to high level observations from YC. Statistically speaking he is probably right.
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Re:Ask HN: Where can I find technical co-founders? by alasdair_ on Sunday September 28, 2014 @01:13PM (#8380267)
Alibaba doesn't seem like a software company to me. I mean, yes, they have a website, but so does Nordstroms.
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