Ask Jason: Which is more important domain or developer experience?
Ryan Clarke calls in to ask, I have great domain experience, should I consider outsourcing the technical end for my idea?
- While you can try to outsource the work the chance of success is slim, the better approach is to get a co-founder that can develop your product.
- The opposite the opposite holds true, someone with developer experience that lack domain experience can succeed, if they listen to the customer they will be able to improve quickly. It boils down to ideas are easy and execution is hard.
Ryan follows up with, how do I find a developer?
- Search LinkedIn for people who worked for companies that just went out of business or were recently sold.
- Consider Craig’s List
- Hacker News
- Friends of a friends
Finding a co-founder will be your first test as an entrepreneur, if you can’t do that you may have bigger problems down the road. Also when choosing that person be sure they fit well right from the start because you will both ride the ups and downs together.
If you still can’t find someone consider teaching yourself to code, in the beginning your work will be rough but it will improve and may inspire others to come on-board after seeing some progress.
