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by phantom_oracle 4496 days ago
Interesting idea, but let's fix some things before I answer your questions.

Firstly, technical bible? You do realize that quite a few christians in prime markets like the USA might take offence to this? The world is full of a lot of sensitive people, so try another catch-phrase without including any religious element/s.

I like how you categorize the landing page with pictures + text. Even though I am someone who might read all the text, most of your target audience are likely impatient, so you could probably get away with: more pictures and big catch-phrases (you could use a "learn more" link below each catch-phrase) or use some type of video instead. People seem to like videos, but keep it at 40 seconds max.

1) Your core idea only comes towards the end of the page. It first seems like you are addressing the 'problem' of being unable to code but wanting an MVP and your final solution is "I will help you find a tech co-founder". There is a broken link there. Would it assist a non-tech founder though? Definitely (if you get your marketing right)

2) Very little. Then again, I may be the exception here. There are plenty of people out there who have 'brilliant' tech ideas and might be willing to pay like $10 or maybe even $25? You can't ask people to give you pricing options when you yourself don't know what to value the course at. Maybe a freemium model might work too.

3) I can't answer this. I know how to code basic things. The problem with learning to code is the disconnect between what codecademy and its ilk teach you and what building an MVP is. Plus there are a ton of tools out there where you can build a basic not-so-technical app or site. A tough question to answer though...

Goodluck!