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Looking for Non-technical Founders who think they need a Technical Co-founder

Finding a technical co-founder for your project is a journey that can take many months to years. The upside is that you'll probably meet many interesting people along the way. But, the downside is that your project is nowhere closer to getting started, let alone done.

One of the reasons for this is the high demand for technical talent (https://andrewchen.com/why-you-cant-find-a-technical-co-founder-guest-post/). According to modern tech folklore, a freestanding technical co-founder is somewhat akin to a freestanding Pegasian unicorn; you might hear of one now and then, or maybe even catch a rare glimpse once in a sapphire moon, but you're most likely never going to befriend and/or ride one for any satisfactory length of time.

If:

  • You're a non-technical founder
  • You can't find a technical co-founder [to save the world]
  • You don't have enough technical knowledge to know when you're making a technical mistake (like what stack to use, what cloud providers to choose, etc.)
  • You don't have ten racks [US$10K] or more to spend on building an MVP
  • You don't have the time and/or temperament to learn how to code and do it yourself
  • You'd rather not give away a sizeable chunk of your project's equity to secure a tech fiend

If this sounds like you, then I'd like to partner with you. It's traditional for you to think that you need a technical co-founder, but what you [and your project] really need is infrastructure; on-spec, on-time, and on-budget.

Having been in the field for close to two decades [and still writing code today], I routinely come across non-technical folks who want to build their project but feel they have to first secure a dedicated technical co-founder [or lead] before anything can begin. You can start with much less, and I'd like to show you how.

Interested in learning more? Let's connect and have a quick chat - https://calendly.com/obihill/hello.

on December 30, 2024