[muzani]

I have mild Asperger's. Startups are the perfect career.

Charisma on a techie is practically a 'dump stat'. The necessary charisma (sales, pitching, teamwork) can be practiced easily.

Autistic people also have little trouble with written communication. In fact, many autistic people are even better at written communication.

The main issue is in face to face communication, where they tend to misinterpret a lot of things. This works well where the majority of communication happens on Slack or project management tools. A lot of teams also implement one on one meetings. Presentation skills matter less. As well as the ability to speak up in a meeting or make jokes face to face.

One option is to find a charismatic partner. But personally, I found that I was better at articulating my own ideas and handling things like negotiations than my more charismatic partners.

Be careful with negotiations though. People can be dicks and autistic people tend to lash out when treated unfairly in a negotiation. It can be trained so that they stay calm, but you have to be aware of the tendency.