The technical knowledge and soft skills of entrepreneurial team members significantly impact the early stages of software startups. It is widely recognized that the success or failure of a startup is determined by the quality of the individuals who constitute the founding team. This article presents the findings of a study conducted within the Colombian entrepreneurial ecosystem, focusing on which technical knowledge and soft skills are the most valued by founding teams of software startups, and how the needs for knowledge and skills evolve as the startup grows. A survey of software startup representatives revealed that the most valued knowledge includes requirements engineering, software testing, project planning and management, agile methodologies, marketing, business model definition, and budgeting. The most valued soft skills are typically communication, leadership, and teamwork. The outcomes of this work are relevant to software entrepreneurs, incubators, and researchers.

翻译：创业团队成员的技术知识与软技能对软件初创企业的早期阶段具有显著影响。普遍认为，初创企业的成败取决于创始团队成员的素质。本文介绍了一项在哥伦比亚创业生态系统内开展的研究结果，重点关注软件初创企业创始团队最重视哪些技术知识与软技能，以及这些知识与技能需求如何随企业成长而演变。通过对软件初创企业代表的调查发现，最受重视的技术知识包括需求工程、软件测试、项目规划与管理、敏捷方法、市场营销、商业模式定义及预算编制；最受重视的软技能通常为沟通能力、领导力与团队协作。本研究成果对软件创业者、孵化器及研究人员具有参考价值。