Building the Product
Finding & working with developers
Get it built when you can't build it yourself.
I'm non-technical, do I actually need a technical co-founder?
If you're building a technology product for the long haul, yes: agencies and freelancers are a stopgap, not a foundation, and YC's data shows teams...
How do I actually find a technical co-founder?
Treat it like sales, not luck: build a pipeline, expect many nos, and follow up. Go where builders are, hackathons, dev communities, open-source, s...
Should I hire an agency or a freelancer to build my MVP?
Fine for a throwaway prototype or a validation build, risky as the backbone of a product company, you'll own code you can't change and depend on pe...
How do I hire good engineers in India when everyone's competing for the same talent?
Lean hard on your network, alumni, ex-colleagues, referrals, because job portals alone won't surface the best people in India's talent war. Sell th...
How do I evaluate a developer's skill if I can't code?
Skip trivia and whiteboard puzzles; give them a small, paid, job-representative task and see how they think, communicate, and ship. Ask them to wal...
What equity should I offer a technical co-founder vs. an early engineer?
A true co-founder who joins early and shares the risk is usually a near-equal partner, think tens of percent, always with vesting, not an employee ...