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		testmasterflex on Dec 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You do need a technical co-founder [video] What about Amazon? Bezos first hire was a coder for the site and have him 5% IIRC

gumballindie on Dec 1, 2023 [–]

Good point - he apparently has a major in CS or something among the lines.

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