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Re:Ask HN: What to do when you have no tech founder? by itamarst on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:23AM (#16324544)
"Web app" is pretty broad spectrum, from things you can do manually (or with very little learning) with an online form tool, to "we have 20 programmers working on this for a year."

The simpler the idea, or at least the simpler the first iteration, the faster you'll be able to learn the necessary skills. You can learn them, it's just a question of how important it is that you do, and how much you have to learn.

So maybe start with "what's the simplest thing I can build, and how can I prototype it". Something like airtables might allow you to prototype easily, though perhaps not go live.

Re:Ask HN: What to do when you have no tech founder? by idoh on Thursday February 08, 2018 @01:15AM (#16330556)
I think this is the most reasonable advice. Zero Cater (or something similar) supposedly ran their business for quite a while off of spreadsheets, for example.
Re:Ask HN: What to do when you have no tech founder? by CaterinaRutter on Thursday February 08, 2018 @06:50AM (#16331563)
I agree this is the most reasonable advice. I have never heard of Zero Cater, will make a research. Thank you!
Re:Ask HN: What to do when you have no tech founder? by CaterinaRutter on Thursday February 08, 2018 @06:49AM (#16331560)
This is great advice. It is encouraging. Thank you.