Jon Kinney: The Mistakes Non-Tech Founders Make

Jon Kinney is the Partner & CTO at Headway, boasting over 18 years of experience in web and mobile development. In this conversation, we explored humanity's innate desire for connection through technology, AI ethics, the original vision of an open internet by Steve Jobs, and the power dynamics of progressive web apps vs. native apps. We also touch upon Jon's lessons from building dozens of products, the intricacies of Ruby on Rails, and his experiences at Headway, a leading product studio.

EPISODE LINKS:

• Jon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jondkinney
• Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonkinney/
• Headway: https://www.headway.io/
• Jon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jondkinney/

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:34) Intro and background

(00:02:24) Human desire to connect

(00:04:33) AI Ethics; Are

(00:07:59) Music, Art, and AI

(00:11:54) Will AI surpass humans?

(00:13:32) AI changing humans

(00:15:18) Progressive Web Apps

(00:20:37) PWAs vs native apps

(00:22:57) When should I go PWA?

(00:25:07) Apple's walled garden

(00:30:10) Advice on building software products

(00:33:30) How to find a trusted tech partner?

(00:38:56) Nontechnical founders

(00:44:28) Ruby on Rails

(00:47:55) Prototyping in code

(00:50:05) Conway's Law

(00:52:47) Rails and Elixir developers

(00:58:17) Consultancy vs startup CTO

(01:01:08) First job as a developer

(01:02:54) Becoming an entrepreneur

(01:06:26) Headway: coworking to cofounders

(01:10:15) Home automation

(01:13:22) Final advice

(01:14:29) Closing

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