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This is a great article for those looking at a tech start-up. It is a little biased towards young people starting a tech start-up but generally the 18 mistakes that kill start-ups is a good read.

Two parts resonated particularly strongly with me, and other (non-programmers) might have found the same:

Tip 6: Hiring Bad Programmers – the issue here is how to find a good programmer if you are not a programmer yourself, because you don’t have the skills to recognise one (if you can even find one!)

Tip 17: Fights Between Founders – “Don’t start a company with someone you dislike because they have some skill you need and you worry you won’t find anyone else. The people are the most important ingredient in a startup, so don’t compromise there.” - something I totally agree with but (as a non-coder) rather related to the above point.

This though could be the reason its so difficult to find good people who want to help you because “no one really good wants a job implementing the vision of a business guy.” And so lies the problem! … Perhaps its a case of ‘can’t beat them join them’ who knows.

Comments, thoughts and suggestions welcome!

Tags: advice, business, entrepreneur

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