Google: Larry Page + Sergey Brin (both technical)
EBay: Pierre Omidyar & Chris Agarpao (both technical)
Microsoft: Bill Gates & Marc McDonald (both technical)
Apple: Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak (both technical)
PayPal: Max Levchin & Luke Nosek (both technical) (Yes, I know Peter Thiel is not technical, at least not on paper)
Amazon: Jeff Bezos (technical) and probably hired a technical person at first.
I'm not saying its not possible to grow a company with a non-tech person, there are many examples where this has worked (PayPal could count as one). My point is that two tech-founders can get a product out fast if you work well together.
Although finding a hacker co-founder, is a whole another ball game. You really need to find someone who will take ownership of your idea as their own and move forward. This is soooo hard to find...soo hard...Good Luck!
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Google: Larry Page + Sergey Brin (both technical) EBay: Pierre Omidyar & Chris Agarpao (both technical) Microsoft: Bill Gates & Marc McDonald (both technical) Apple: Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak (both technical) PayPal: Max Levchin & Luke Nosek (both technical) (Yes, I know Peter Thiel is not technical, at least not on paper) Amazon: Jeff Bezos (technical) and probably hired a technical person at first.
I'm not saying its not possible to grow a company with a non-tech person, there are many examples where this has worked (PayPal could count as one). My point is that two tech-founders can get a product out fast if you work well together.
Although finding a hacker co-founder, is a whole another ball game. You really need to find someone who will take ownership of your idea as their own and move forward. This is soooo hard to find...soo hard...Good Luck!
Steve Jobs is definitely not technical. He is, however, a marketer-par-excellence.