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abercrombie — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:49:08 -0000

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Re: The Most Important Person on the Startup Team

Abercrombie fitch london — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:14:06 -0000

A given business starts with an idea, and while the idea may (and likely will) change over time, it has to be good on some basic level for it to be able to succeed in the long run. How excited am I likely to be when I see a plan for a 2008-model buggy whip? another me-too social network? The 87th investor-entrepreneur matching site with no investors? The base concept has to make some kind of sense given the technical, market and competitive environment, otherwise nothing else matters. BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find. Not at all. There are millions of them out there. The key to making one of them into a home-run success brings us to:
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Re: The Most Important Person on the Startup Team

evbart — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:27:19 -0000

I know David has already read this one (more than once?), so I wanted to share it with the rest...

The Hypomanic Edge
http://www.hypomanicedge.com/

I think the idea was that multiple people can come together to meet the "Execution" requirement. It doesn't mean you have to have one super human person (though it is possible) that can do databases, front end, sales, marketing, etc

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Orlando — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:12:46 -0000

It is thus crucial to note that the entrepreneurial function can be combined into the same package as a techie (Bill Gates), a sales guy (Mark Cuban), a UI maven (arguably Steve Jobs), or a financial guy (Mike Bloomberg). And that it is the critical piece that ultimately (if things work out) gets the big bucks.

I agree, for the most part. But, I think you are using "techie" is bit loosely. What do you mean by techie? Designer? Developer? Front-end? Back-end? Two? Three? All? There are all different skillsets and typically use different technology. The whole motivation behind Flex was to make Flash(a designer's tool) more accessible to developers. However, that doesn't mean that the developer automatically aquires "design" skills. I previously exchanged emails with Darron Schall, who I'm sure you know. When asked how his design skills were, he humbly replied something alon g the lines of "not good".

Software development is not rocket science. A good entrepreneur must asses his/her weaknesses and fill them. Someone once told me that, "Business is a team sport", and I agree. Given that the UI is the only part of the application that the customer sees, it's imperative that it shine. As an entreprenuer, if you can't do it...find someone who can. And, work on another part of the application...if you have your medication :-)

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oroebuck — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:40:27 -0000

Someone needs to pass this article out to all of the business guys in Silicon Valley.

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john — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:53:56 -0000

hypomania... gosh, that is so true.