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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Jul 2017

      One reason nontechnical founders have a higher failure rate is simply that they have to pay one more programmer's salary.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 16 Jul 2017

      There are lots of successful startups that came within a programmer's salary of running out of money. Airbnb did.

      1:42 AM - 16 Jul 2017
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        2. Krishna Kumar‏ @kkaction 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Many Silicon Valley companies outsource product development to Bangalore! To solve this.

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        3. prashantsachdev‏ @prashantsachdev 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @kkaction @paulg

          Many non-tech entrepreneurs work with failed tech entrepreneurs in India to solve this problem.

          0 replies 0 retweets 26 likes
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        1. Jonathon Feit‏ @jonathonfeit 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          @paulg @vkhosla One must wonder, if more technical #startups had a non-technical co-founder, how many would become SOLVENT? #sustainability

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        1. Matthew M. Gonzales‏ @matthewgonzales 16 Jul 2017
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          The difference between Silicon Valley salaries and everyone else's. Moral of the story: hire outside of the Valley. 😉pic.twitter.com/YIaNoxxh3r

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        2. Blockchains‏ @sonicdeath 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          There are lots of successful startups that came within a product manager's salary of running out of money. Facebook did.

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        3. Blockchains‏ @sonicdeath 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @sonicdeath @paulg

          And for the record: AirBnB didn't.

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        2. Nick In 't Ven‏ @intven 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Do you mean if the founder doesn't code, the startup is more likely to fail? Do all technical founders really code?

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        3. Caleb Brandalise‏ @calebsbrand 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @intven @paulg

          A technical founder means they can do the technicals.

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        4. Nick In 't Ven‏ @intven 17 Jul 2017
          Replying to @calebsbrand @paulg

          Yes I was making the point that technical founders often don't code even if they can

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        5. Caleb Brandalise‏ @calebsbrand 17 Jul 2017
          Replying to @intven @paulg

          O i c. Ya it seems they grow into a different role along the way. But from my understanding they definitely create much of the code/archtctr

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        1. Gregorio Rojas‏ @g8rojas 16 Jul 2017
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          This is why we build out free MVP with @WeSabio Fellows to help startups make up the difference

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        1. Adam Salamon‏ @AdamSalamon 16 Jul 2017
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          There are a lot of startups who were a sales deal short of staying in business too.

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        1. Andrew Katasonov‏ @akatasonov 22 Jul 2017
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          Not anymore. Times are changing

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        1. Alejandro M.‏ @amoremore 16 Jul 2017
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          Any advice for non-technical people but with great ideas?

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        1. Dang Tran‏ @designxtek 16 Jul 2017
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          My direct competitor was able to get a dev to work for free. The dev wanted my cofounder to fail. It was personal.

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        1. Matt Starr‏ @mb_starr 16 Jul 2017
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          Is here clustering around this value?

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        1. Amresh‏ @amreshvirt 16 Jul 2017
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          agree, its not just salary but knowledge/skills makes lot of difference in pivoting and translating customer needs

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        1. Gene Chiaramonte‏ @waahhoo 16 Jul 2017
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          A lack of funds does focus the mind.

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        1. Mister D‏ @CallMeMisterD 16 Jul 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Sadly the lack of understanding what a developer actually does is often a major factor too. Black box profession

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