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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

When I got to college, I did not see myself as a full-time coder, so I majored in biology, which was my favorite subject at the time. It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Im trying to create a technology enabled recruiting service for an unproven business model. Even though the business is making money now, its still a big risk for anyone involved. From No To CTO. Eventually Ill hire a software geek of my own, but right now Im doing just fine without one. Not likely. Startup Life.

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10 lessons I learned by taking the entrepreneurial Red Pill

The Next Web

Nowadays I’m not a great coder, but in 12 months I learned how to rock in HTML/CSS, JS & Python. Go for a convertible notes/equity and save the legal nightmares for when you actually have proven that you’ve got a credible business model. They told me it was impossible to pick up coding.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Also, for the full time coder, you may violate your employee contract especially in the area of non-competes or just plain piss off your boss when he finds out how much time you have been putting into a side project when deadlines were looming. The above would make sense if one is unable to afford or obtain coders period.

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What is the perfect startup team?

www.quora.com

are just emerging for business people (customer development, business model generation,). Developers who understand and can execute on a business model. Colin Hayhurst , CTO co-founder then CEO of start-up b. he also helps out with cranking out the code). The former focussed on biz. and the latter on tech.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

The programmer will probably not understand your business model, and therefore cant help you point out anything that doesnt make sense in the requirements. At this stage, its perfectly fine, and actually preferable, to use a cheap coder to just get something out the door to test in the market. Is implementing it cost effective?