What do you think is the biggest challenge for the non-technical founder?

I consider myself to be somewhat of a hybrid but as an outside observer I’d say generally non-technical founders have problems understanding what is possible with technology, how long development will take and who would be the right person to implement it. They also tend to put business objectives above product and engineering which is most important in the early days of technology companies.

Founders who are talking

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
1. item 1 2. item 2 3. item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
Paragraphs are separated by one or more blank lines: The first paragraph. Another paragraph.	The first paragraph. Another paragraph

If i have a co-founder what do you think his share should be in the startup? half-half or ? Thanks

Answered by Robin Axon – Partner, Mantella Venture Partners

An easy way to deal with this is to split the shares evenly - it's just not always the right way to do things. The reality is that each founder will bring a different 'val... (more)

The daily deals space is way too overcrowded and innovation has been lackluster. What do you think about creating a local marketplace for offers where customers can search...

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

You need to understand the psychology behind the daily deals offerings. I'm not sure your idea would work. The #1 challenge for anyone selling anything online is to get v... (more)

What % of a company do you think a CEO should receive as part of his/her compensation package? Assuming they are not part of the founding team? And, what % do you think fou...

Answered by Robin Axon – Partner, Mantella Venture Partners

The biggest question that i'd ask in this scenario is how much more capital do you think the company will require prior to exit (or being independent of traditional venture... (more)

What do you think of "teaser" landing pages to sign up beta users?

Answered by Benjamin Yoskovitz – Partner, Year One Labs

I think they work to attract people and get people signed up. There's a bit of fatigue already with them and making them or attempting to make them viral, but they do work.... (more)

So is Matt a tech guy too? So the key to focusing on what you really want to do in the company, is to get enough funding to hire people. How hard would it be for a non-te...

Answered by Joe Stump – Founder of SimpleGeo.

Matt is technical, but not a coder. He's an expert at CSS, HTML, design, Photoshop, etc. His skills perfectly compliment mine on that side of things. I think it's always h... (more)

Sign up for Sprouter