[soneill]

No, you don't. I can't code my ass from my elbow, but I know how the technology works, I know where to find the kind of technology I want in my product, and I can find the people who can put it together.

I guess the distinction I'm trying to put is that there's a distinction between "non-technical" and "non-programmer". I can't program, but I know all the technically pertinent details of my product that any VC or customer is going to care about. To some extent, I think it frankly works better that way than if I was doing the coding, because I know what's really important in the product, and won't miss the forest for the trees.

You don't need to know how to code to be able to handle the technical responsibilities of actually running a tech startup. You just need to know the technology itself.

[iends]

Are you profitable? Can you live off that profit?

[soneill]

Not yet, but that's probably because we just started our market entry process about two weeks ago. That said, our operating costs are tiny (all combined they're currently less than my rent) so we'll hopefully get to that level in the near future.