At a startup dinner
I had with a bunch of really smart software entrepreneurs in Austin,
Texas during SXSW earlier this year, something really struck me. Of the
8 founders at the dinner, half of them had a design/ui/ux background.
This got me to thinking: What would the ideal founding team at a web
startup look like?
#1. Developer. If a web startup has only one founder, it should be a brilliant developer. And by a developer, I mean a developer — someone who can produce, release and maintain working code. Not a CTO or “architect”. Not someone who thinks they can recruit developers or someone who knows someone who runs a development shop in Croatia. An actual developer.
#2. Designer / UI / UX person. If the startup has two founders, the other
founder should be a brilliant designer-type. By this, I mean someone
that can take a problem that humans have and come up with a software
solution that humans want to use — repeatedly and delightedly. I think
great design talent has always been useful in a software company — now,
it’s become crucial.
To read the full, original article click on this link: The Magical Founding Team Mix For Web Startups
Author: Dharmesh Shah
