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How Non-Technical Founders Can Hire Great Developers

Chris Tottman and Ruben Dominguez · The Founder's Corner Free Intermediate

Once your bottleneck really is your hands and not your clarity, this piece covers how a non-technical founder finds, vets, and works with a developer without getting burned. It is the other half of the decision, useful only when you already know what you want built. Read it when you are genuinely ready to hire, not on day one.

  • Hire only once you can brief precisely.
  • Vet for communication, not just technical skill.
  • Structure the work so scope stays clear.
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