Based on the thousands of companies YC has funded over the years, the biggest common element among all successful startups is having technical talent on the founding team. But what do you do if you don't know how to code? You may think that you can bring your startup idea to life by using no-code tools, part-time consultants, or dev shops. But that thought is wrong.

In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we discuss exactly why that is and why recruiting a technical co-founder is the biggest way to create value as someone trying to start the next big thing.

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Working at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

Chapters (powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) –
00:00 – Coming soon
00:32 – Technical founders
01:52 – The intersection
05:06 – Software engineers
09:18 – How to find them
10:31 – Ask the best
11:28 – How not to pitch
13:26 – The adventure
14:17 – Great recruiters

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