Code(ing) is the Heart of Any Modern Startups.
The business ideas, new utilities for society and the next big thing all boil down to code. If the code is good, the startup has a chance. If the code is bad, no matter how brilliant the business people are the startup is not going to get far.
Alex from Adaptiveblue has explained the bottom line of what one needs to Start Engineering Startup.
Here are the Following Slants:
1. Must have Code.
2. Must have Technical Co-Founder.
3. Hire A+ Engineers who love coding.
4. Keep the Engineering team Small and do not outsource.
5. Ask tough question during interview.
6. Avoid hiring managers.
7. Instill Agile Culture.
8. Don’t Re-Invent the Wheel.
Cary on the Detail Here.
99% Startups in the World are formed by Stumble upon problems. Those who stumbled upon a problem wants to solve the real pain problem. Google Founders Frustrated with Alta vista and other search engines. Google was the 9th Search Engine in the world, no one expected its massive growth with the pace Google currently moving.
One should not start startup emotionally. There should be something missing solution to the problem of the mass.
The above images are Box.net [online file storage] Startup Office.
Image Credit: SFGate
In addition to a “real pain problem”, the people with the problem have to be willing to pay money to solve it.
I have been thinking about this from day ONE. No matter what great idea you have or how good you are connected, if you do not have a good technical team, it all means nothing.
And ironically, that is exactly what deters people to start a venture.
How can you afford “A+” engineers if you yourself are on Seed funding or worse, have invested yourself.
It might be simple to talk about hiring people who like coding, who like to solve problems, who like challenges. But it is very difficult to find them. Especially when you are trying to start a startup without lot of financial backing and when you want to invest time into your product. Normally it boils down to how much you can pay and how big your company is (or compensate for the size of the company through a higher package). So add one more item to the list – sufficient capital backing
I missed to add one point – I am an entrepreneur who have started a company