What should a striving non-programmer do?

Re:What should a striving non-programmer do? by webwright on Friday August 24, 2007 @04:09PM (#46354)

Out of curiosity, what do you consider your strengths (aside from ideas)? Design? Marketing? Accounting? Writing? All of these things have a place in a software startup. If you're good at all of them, you're golden (because most hackers decidedly aren't).

But, at the end of the day, the most expensive and time-consuming thing that software startups need from the outset is software development. Other than design, there's not a lot of need for other skills before you manage to create a product that people want to have.

But I'd echo the sentiment mentioned elsewhere. Dabble in programming and see if you're enjoy it. If you don't, focus on your strengths.

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Re:What should a striving non-programmer do? by xzibitendo on Friday August 24, 2007 @05:25PM (#46396)

My strengths are the ability to grasp technical problems, act as the face of the company (lead meetings with investors, presentations, hiring), and more than anything, I listen well. That being said, I'm definitely looking forward to contributing to a significant amount of the content and design.

Thank you for the great suggestions!

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Re:What should a striving non-programmer do? by jaggederest on Saturday August 25, 2007 @12:54AM (#46514)

Drop me a note, if you've got good ideas, I'm interested. No commitments, but if something strikes me, we can work it out.

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