Turning An Idea Into Reality When I Can't Build It Myself

Anonymous — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:58:00 -0800

I want to create the next big thing. I'm full of bright ideas, but it's software, and I don't code. What the hell do I do? I have a pretty firm handle on how this thing should behave, what it should be able to do, and the hundreds of ways it would improve the current state of the industry segment it's aimed at. But bright ideas are one thing: being able to build the goddamned thing is another.

I can't be the first person who's had a bright idea and/or vision and not been able to implement it themselves: what do I do next? How do I even begin to approach this?

Obviously, I could teach myself to code. There are plenty of reasons for and against this, but let's assume that me learning to code is, for the purposes of this question, not an option.

I've got about twelve years of industry work under my belt, and I've been an early employee as companies go from 10 employees to hundreds a bunch of times, but I've never been a founder and I've never been in a position where I can't make what I'm envisioning.

How do I get this out of my head and into the real world, when I can't create it myself?

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nicolas léonard sadi carnot — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:48:45 -0800

It looks like I'll be in NYC over Christmas and New Year's, and I don't really know anyone in town. Any suggestions for how to salvage some joy from the holiday season regardless? Budget is reasonably flexible.

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Turning An Idea Into Reality When I Can't Build It Myself

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