Getting Started as a Non-Technical Founder

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10 points·Cmccann7··4 comments

I wrote this post in response to getting a ton of recent inquires from "non-technical founders looking for technical people".

I hope after this business people can see that learning to code is not impossible, and can actually be quite fun if you are serious about starting a tech company. It's always better to have an basic understanding of what you are trying to build as opposed to being scared and never trying to learn yourself.

This is spot-on (speaking as a developer). As a non-technical co-founder, you really need to learn some code and it really isn't that hard to get started! I also like how you don't trivialize coding, though, as you can get in over your head pretty quickly and need to pass things off to a "real engineer". But the experience that you gain by learning how to code gives you a great advantage in being able to lead.

“How do I get a technical person to build my amazing idea for me?”

By giving something. You have to give to get. I think some non-technical founders get this and some do not. Otherwise, the technical person is going to build their own amazing idea. :)

totally agree. I think as a business person you will gain a ton of respect from a potential technical co-founder if you actually took the time to seriously learn how to code yourself.

Even if your code is terrible, it shows a lot about your character.

Vice versa applies too :)

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