| There are SO many things you can do before you need any technical skills * Research the problem you are trying to solve, read and analyse ridiculous numbers of forum threads on what people are complaining about, save their words, phrases and deeply learn about who needs what you want to make * Map out the smallest solution, it might be a method, or a checklist, or a blog post. This is just research and writing, build your audience list * Draw up the first version of what technology you would like to create on paper, every screen. Create clickable prototypes, use Balsamiq or inVision * Show it to people, get feedback. Don't be scared to tell people what your idea is. Make it better, clearer. * Work with designers to mock up some example screens, consider the branding and the copy * Get a wait-list, pre-orders, get people excited,
Write about what you are building * Consider building a v1 with existing tools like Bubble or even WordPress and plugins, or connecting tools with Zapier. After that you will have got further than most ever do with their projects. If you have a validated product, with paying customers - you can then hire the development skill you need. |