Its a good discussion. This marriage aspect of technical brilliance married to business brilliance is under-pursued in Australia.
Overseas, its well understood. If all the tech people, were told 'go find a business co-partner' rather than whatever direction they were given (go fly off overseas?), the Australian tech industry would be in a lot better shape. Some 'tech-geniuses' are impossible to work with whilst others are just a bit 'rigid' - at best. The role of the business-oriented partner is to direct the activities of the tech-partner towards customer service, completing deadlines and making a profit. On 3/1/12, Rebecca Paget <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Steve, > > As a non techie, I think people would DEFINITELY be interested in > this! > > I relate to what you're saying. Not understanding the jargon is one > thing, what's worse is that I don't understand the level of technical > difficulty behind my ideas. So, I'm constantly trying to find the > right level of enthusiasm. I might think I have the greatest plan in > the world, but if it's going to take 4 solid months of work (and > possibly no one has done it because of that reason) the techie could > be thinking I'm clueless. > > I'm curious, what's the feeling about this? Is it frustrating for > techies? > > There are a couple more questions I have. Oow does a non-techie work > out who is technically brilliant? (word of mouth is my answer at this > point). And bigger, hairier question is does it really matter how > technically brilliant your tech co-founder is? Maybe what's more > important is just getting along with the guy/gal. > > Not sure what kind of format you have in mind for the event, but a > panel might be good. > > Looking forward to the discussion here and the event later in the > year! > > Not-totally-clueless non-techie, Bec > > I am assuming you are targeting a non-tech audience. it would be > good to get some techies in > On Mar 1, 11:27 am, Steven Ringo <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> As its been a while since I have posted to this group, a refresher: I am >> Steve Ringo and I run a web and mobile app development shop in Sydney. I >> am >> equally at home talking tech to techies and non-tech to non-techies; and >> providing a bridge between the two. >> >> I am exploring the idea of giving a talk on Technical Cofounding 101, >> perhaps followed up with a more in-depth series of workshops. >> >> The idea is to help non-technical founders of web and mobile business >> startups get a better idea of the technological requirements for a >> business >> to get from idea to implementation. >> >> The technical landscape is very daunting to a non-technical person who >> does >> not understand how to go about managing, specifying and implementing the >> technology side of the business. >> >> Technological assistance for building startups come in many forms, from >> freelance developers to finding cofounders with technical skill to >> incubators and accelerators, and whether to seek assistance locally or >> offshore. >> >> Then there's all the technical jargon. The development world is filled >> with >> buzzwords from Ruby on Rails to PHP, Java, Servers, HTML5 and a gazillion >> others. >> >> I would like to help demystify some of these and give the non-techies some >> intellectual ammunition and confidence in seeking a technical partner. To >> provide a broad overview of what to look for and the right questions to >> ask >> when evaluating options. How to understand the development process and >> what >> practices are used to manage software development projects. How to >> prioritise and ensure the technical solution reflects the desired >> direction >> of the business, and that your ambitions are achievable technically. >> >> I felt this group might be a good place to start to get some feedback: >> >> - Would people be interested in this? >> - If so, is there anything specific you think would be good to cover? >> >> Big thanks. >> >> — Steve > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
