The Tech Guy Vs. The Biz Dev Guy

Posted on May 6, 2008
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Who Has The Greatest Battle to Fight

In the last few weeks, I’ve been meeting quite a few people in the process of starting startups and perhaps this is because I’m in the DC area…but I’ve been running in a lot more of the biz dev types who are the originators of the ideas. I’m actually starting to wonder if that’s different in other areas and what the ratios are, but that’s another post…

Lets for the sake of this post agree that 99.9% (aka the majority) of the people who start web based startups are either tech guys or business development type guys (and by guys I mean guys and gals) and that the truth is, you need both types to have a successful startup.

Now, lets look at the idea and concept phase, at the onset and the earliest of all the stages – Who do you think has the greatest battle to fight and who is best setup for success? The Tech Guy or the Biz Dev Guy??

Questions to Consider in this Battle (neither candidate is personally wealthy):

  1. Who is capable of building/developing the product?
  2. Who had a better grasp of the market possibilities?
  3. Who can best lay the initial foundation?
  4. Who is more likely to ensure the startup will get off the ground?
  5. Who is best qualified to get the startup off the ground?
  6. What challenges do both our candidate face?
  7. How do those challenges differ?
  8. Which of the challenges are easiest to overcome?

I’d love to know. What are your thoughts?

Which one are you? Do you think you are in the best position or fighting the greatest battle?

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