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Non-Technical Founders Struggle to Evaluate and Recruit Technical Co-Founders

Non-technical founders lack the knowledge to assess technical candidates or understand what to look for in a CTO/technical co-founder, making the search high-risk. Advisory content post — not a structured problem description.

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