Re:What's it like to be non-technical and own a company?
by x0ner on Sunday February 13, 2011 @08:54PM
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He can read through the code, but he can not articulate it well. There were many times when I stopped to correct him so he knew. I think his biggest issue is that he doesn't understand the level of effort in writing a full scale application like this.
He sees the idea is almost there and has already moved on to thinking of other ideas. I suppose this is why they rarely succeed. The lack of technical understand blinds them as to what really needs to be done.
But I think there is a bigger problem here. Even if he doesn't understand the technical stuff, he SHOULD be able to understand what it should do, how it should solve the problem, and ways he can make money. You don't need to know a lick of code or any technical stuff to know what you want out of your product. I think the problem is a bit different than just feeling out of element.
As long as he genuinely wants to solve a problem and is actually innovative and passionate about doing it, money or not as a primary motivator is not the issue. The issue is whether or not he can figure out all the things he need to figure out as the business guy.