http://www.linkedin.com/in/tadmilbourn
Yet another business graduate in "Computer Software"... sigh...
This is why YComb is a damn joke.
Yet another business graduate in "Computer Software"... sigh...
This is why YComb is a damn joke.
Just because I'm "non-technical" doesn't make Y-Combinator irrelevant or inappropriate to me (or for anyone else).
If you look at the very LinkedIn profile you link to, you'll see that I've been a product manager at Intuit for nearly 8 years prior to founding Tiempo. I've dealt with creating software that entire time. I've learned how to build teams. I've learned how to build businesses.
YC is for people who want to build great companies. I fall firmly into that category.
Plus, my cofounders can code. Check out our app if you still don't think we belong (http://www.tiempoapp.com).
I am coming from the opposite direction - very good coder but not a very good business man or graphics designer. I am also a new father. I always appreciate tech industry articles written from a non-"techie" perspective. My life philosophy is to know at least a little bit of everything, so that my solutions in life can be better informed.