Excellent plan - consider me signed up if you push ahead with it. Cheers Avis
On Mar 2, 8:50 am, Colette Grgic <[email protected]> wrote: > Great idea, I would definitely be interested! > > I agree with all the above comments so far, and can see great value to > the startup scene in general if we (techies and non-techies) > understand each others' landscapes, strengths and challenges better. I > too think that a better understanding of the technical requirements to > my big ideas would help me understand which approach to take when > relating those ideas to technical people in the team, and how to break > down those big ideas into digestible chunks. > > Yes, I'm interested. Where do I sign up? > > Cheers, > Colette > > On Mar 2, 10:47 pm, Isaak <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Great topic! Certainly keen to be in the audience... Would be > > excellent if it could happen over SydStart week, when some of us will > > be in Sydney - presuming that's where you're based. > > > Cheers, Isaak > > > On Mar 2, 11:08 am, Liisa Vurma <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Steve, > > > Great idea, I would love to come to this kind of talk. > > > As Rebecca noted the main problems is around understanding the jargon and > > > understanding the level of technical difficulty behind my ideas. > > > > I would also be interested in what is the best way to test someone's > > > ability to execute ideas. Might be that I meet someone who seems to suit > > > as a personality, however because the lack of my own technical knowledge > > > I can't assess their abilities to the full core. What sort of testing > > > would be relevant and acceptable to the techical party? > > > > Thanks, > > > Liisa > > > > On 01/03/2012, at 11:27 AM, Steven Ringo 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. > > > > Visthttp://siliconbeachaustralia.orgformore > > > > > Forum rules > > > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > > > 2) No jobs postings. You can usehttp://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
