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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... Beginner 18 resources → 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... Intermediate 19 resources → 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... Intermediate 17 resources → 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... Intermediate 18 resources → 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... Intermediate 19 resources → How do I make sure I actually own the code my freelancer writes? Get a signed agreement with an explicit "work made for hire" and IP-assignment clause before any code is written, because in many jurisdictions the... Intermediate 19 resources → Is it a mistake to hire one developer to build my whole product alone? For an early MVP, a single strong generalist is often ideal and cheaper than a team, so it is not automatically a mistake. The real risk is the bus... Intermediate 19 resources →
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