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If you can get a job that helps your career. Career means anything not necessary working in a job forever. But if you pick up a skill like web dev that'll help you as a founder and as a worker.
Do not attempt a software business unless you are a programmer. Period. Full stop. It will just be an endless money pit and you won't know how to stop it or fix it. Instead, partner with someone who is a developer and needs your skills.
More like do not attempt a business where you need an outside bespoke skill unless you know how to make bets, limit your losses, deal with contractor, agencies or employees who may do a bad job or rip you off.
The word bespoke is there because some things can be outsourced more easily like legal, accounting, hosting etc.
> I'm 22 now and the most productive age is slipping out of hand I'm 50 and WTF does that mean? You were still a teenager a few years ago.
Isn't 23 the finest age in humans? I tried when I was 17 to retire in 24. I've $13 k debt to pay within a year from previous startup. And I don't have any way till now to payback.
Of these goals, learn to program. Choose a backend, it doesn't matter much which one. Flask to Rails. Build a web app (HTML template stuff) and an API with that. Then choose a front end, from HTMX jazzing up that HTML template to React.
Spend 3 months on the back end part time 2 hours per week. Spend 3 months on the front end.
During this, delve into stuff like basic keeping a VPS/Linux secure. CSS. Database should take care of itself so long as you use something like SQLAlchemy (Flask) or similar but by all means figure out 'why' and 'how' indexing etc work.
Be patient. Six months later you'll be 22½.
With more urgency comes haste. And with haste comes waste. Slow down to speed up. Make reasonable goals with milestones to checkin progress. Of these goals, learn to program. Choose a backend, it doesn't matter much which one. Flask to Rails. Build a web app (HTML template stuff) and an API with that. Then choose a front end, from HTMX jazzing up that HTML template to React. Spend 3 months on the back end part time 2…
And I'm afraid of being on two boats, neither technical, nor non-technical. As of now, I'm good at research only.
I don’t think non-technical people should build tech startups. It can work, but it’s harder. Have you considered getting some technical skills? How did you decide on the current business? Do you have sales? Pre-orders? Why high school graduates? Do they have the money to buy what you’re selling?
It's a product, which will be free until they start revenue. A one stop solution for startups and founders on finding out product market fit and founder market fit.
Do not attempt a software business unless you are a programmer. Period. Full stop. It will just be an endless money pit and you won't know how to stop it or fix it. Instead, partner with someone who is a developer and needs your skills.
Start with clarifying the product details. You mentioned a product to help find PMF (Product - Market Fit) and FMF (By the way, could you elaborate on what exactly FMF means? I'm not sure about its specific definition). How will the product achieve this? For example, will it provide data research tools or integrate industry case analyses?
The data, insights and information from the platform will be highly valuable for VCs and investors.
Our priority is on PMF, providing a roof for investors, entrepreneurs and startups.
Learn to code.