How To Start A Startup If You're Not A Developer

You

• Have a great idea (or a bad one)
• Can't code or don't want to
• Can't find a cofounder or don't want to

How To Build Product

Your choices

1. Find a CTO / tech partner
2. Code it yourself
3. Hire developer(s) to build your MVP

Each has pros and cons

So You're Going To Hire...

Concerns

1. Idea thieves
2. Non delivery
3. Getting ripped off
4. No money
5. No time

Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

What is it?

MVP is the smallest feature set you can deliver to be valuable enough to test

What's good about it?

Quick and dirty way to prove your concept to yourself, investors, early users

What's bad about it?

It's quick and dirty.

What This Class IS

• I have a great idea. I want to pay someone to build it.
• One of many ways to build product *
• Basic tech primer so evil developers can't bamboozle you **
• Helpful stuff you can do while your hired gun is building
• Workshop for you to get started comfortably building your product

What This Class Is NOT

• Idea validation -- is this a good idea?
• The best or only way to build product
• How to make my startup successful
• How to spend no time and no money and get awesome results

Different Startups Have Different Needs

There's no universal solution for anything.

Not all ideas can be built this way. Can yours?

• Is your problem an unsolved technical problem?
• Is it highly domain specific?
• Do YOU know how it all works under the hood?
• Are you inventing shit?

How to get the most out of these 4 weeks

Get comfortable with spending money

This is a workshop. Let's build your idea.

Put in some real hours

You are the most invested in your idea.

Schedule office hours

I'm going to hold office hours for anyone who wants to meet for extra guidance/private conversation during the course:

• Mon 5-8pm
• Tues noon-3pm
• Or by emailing me