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I am in the beginning stages of creating an internet-based business. I have identified a need to fill and know I can provide better services than the competitors. The business is similar in scope to LinkedIn, helping two groups of people who need each other to connect so both parties benefit. Social media will be incorporated into the website to help one group of people market themselves to the other group, while a subscription-based service will offer extensive marketing tools.

Yesterday, I had a meeting with two programmers (because I have little knowledge of programming/web development) who are very interested in helping to build this, one of which has 20 years experience working with Intel. I told them that all I can offer is equity in the company as I have just finished school and do not have a steady income yet. (My plan is to get a job while this is being built in order to pay for the cost of anything we need in the future, and in the meantime, study my industry and plan the marketing and execution strategy for when we launch). The programmers told me that it is a pretty complex idea as it is similar to LinkedIn, so it is hard to tell how long it will take to build a working model.

I have been working on this concept for the past three years as I was completing my degree, and have failed to execute three times as I was not finding the right people to build this. However, after meeting with these programmers I feel that one of them is definitely the right fit. He was laid off from Intel and really wants to pursue an opportunity working with a start-up, and may also be able to bring some of his colleagues to the team.

I want to share my story with this community as I am sure there have been many people here who have been in a similar situation. Anyone who could offer any advice to me as I continue forward would be much appreciated.

Also, should I start learning programming/coding, or continue to delegate those tasks and focus on what I know best? (In hindsight, I should have learned programming when I started three years ago, however, I didn’t want to waste time learning it when I could find someone to build it, but here I am).

Thanks for taking the time to read this.
 
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Jewi zuas fiwimuqist caomf ep NWQ/finu

Jutv e mepfoph qehi vu hevjis ineom tohp aqt

Ati qeof eft vu fsowi vseggod

Hiv atist vu vsz NWQ updi vjiz tohp aq

Hiv vjios giifcedl epf vxiel zuas qsufadv

Og zua hiv wisz movvmi sitqupti, nezci vji ofie otp'v woecmi epf zua tewif e muv ug voni epf situasdit.
 
1tv huem tjuamf ci vu vitv vji woecomovz ug zuas ofie

Jewi zuas fiwimuqist caomf ep NWQ/finu.

O ehsii. Vjev ot vji huem O jewip'v siedjif ziv cideati O fof puv gopf vji sohjv qiuqmi vu caomf vjot. Voni xomm vimm og vji qsuhsennis O jewi pux ot vji sohjv gov. O eqqsidoevi vji efwodi!
 
1tv huem tjuamf ci vu vitv vji woecomovz ug zuas ofie

Jewi zuas fiwimuqist caomf ep NWQ/finu

Jutv e mepfoph qehi vu hevjis ineom tohp aqt

Ati qeof eft vu fsowi vseggod

Hiv atist vu vsz NWQ updi vjiz tohp aq

Hiv vjios giifcedl epf vxiel zuas qsufadv

Og zua hiv wisz movvmi sitqupti, nezci vji ofie otp'v woecmi epf zua tewif e muv ug voni epf situasdit.

Vjev't sohjv up vji nupiz.
 
Jux ot zuas ofie civvis vjep MoplifOp?

O'n puv dsievoph e dunqivovus gus MoplifOp. Nz ofie jet e dunqmivimz foggisipv nesliv, cav O xepv vu jewi tuni ug vji teni gapdvoupemovz vjev MoplifOp jet.
 
Xjev nesliv fuit zuas tovi opvipf vu veshiv? Jux ot vjev foggisipv gsun MoplifOp't dassipv dmoipvimi.

O xup'v hiv opvu tqidogodt ug vji veshiv nesliv. Vji quopv ug vjot vjsief xet vu tjesi nz tvusz epf vu tii og epzupi jef efwodi vu tjesi ecuav caomfoph e xictovi ug vjot tdemi.
 
Jo vjisi, hmef vu tii zua esi qastoph zuas ofie!

Et ep iyqisoipdif fiwimuqis O'f moli vu tjesi zua e movvmi fiveom gsun nz ipf ug vji tqidvsan vu jimq zua gopf fiwimuqis vjev siemmz nevdjit zuas huemt epf catopitt.

Gostv ugg, O xuamf jewi vu ehsii xovj vji sitv cz tezoph zua tjuamf tvesv xovj e tonqmi ietz vu ati NWQ vjev upmz opdmafit vji neop gievasit epf zuas ATQ. Fuoph tu xomm imonopevi xetvif voni gus zua, epf vji fiwimuqis vjev ot qavvoph jot iyqisoipdi epf voni up vji mopi gus vji ofie. Og vji NWQ fuitp'v xusl uav vji xez ovt iyqidvif, zua dep tewi zuastimg nupvjt ug jesf xusl, epf tvomm liiq e huuf simevouptjoq xovj vji fiwimuqis xovjuav sitipvnipv up jot ipf.

Et e fiwimuqis O'n emxezt iyvsinimz xesz ecuav iraovz uggist, itqidoemmz xovj catopittit vjev esi tugvxesi / eqqmodevoup cetif. Ov tiint xovj vjiti uggist O fu emm ug vji "jesf" xusl xjomi vji DIU ot op moncu exeovoph gus ni vu gopotj, xjodj fuitp'v giim moli e qesvpistjoq sevjis ep uavmiv vu dunqmivi jot/jis huem.

Op emm jupitvz O xuamfp'v howi aq e qoidi ug zuas dunqepz op vji cihoppoph vu e fiwimuqis xjip zua esi op vji wisz iesmz tvehit apvom zua jewi e qsuwip ofie. O xuamf gopf e djieq(is) fiwimuqis vu jimq zua caomf zua vji NWQ epf updi zua hiv vsedvoup epf wemofevoup, vjip tvesv muuloph gus tuniupi vu duni op gus iraovz.

Huuf fiwimuqist fup'v xetvi vjios voni up vji aplpuxpt, epf og vjiz fu vjiz xomm raodlmz casp uav, itqidoemmz xovj e qsukidv metvoph nupvjt xovj pu qez.

Citv ug madl!
 
Jo vjisi, hmef vu tii zua esi qastoph zuas ofie!

Et ep iyqisoipdif fiwimuqis O'f moli vu tjesi zua e movvmi fiveom gsun nz ipf ug vji tqidvsan vu jimq zua gopf fiwimuqis vjev siemmz nevdjit zuas huemt epf catopitt.

Gostv ugg, O xuamf jewi vu ehsii xovj vji sitv cz tezoph zua tjuamf tvesv xovj e tonqmi ietz vu ati NWQ vjev upmz opdmafit vji neop gievasit epf zuas ATQ. Fuoph tu xomm imonopevi xetvif voni gus zua, epf vji fiwimuqis vjev ot qavvoph jot iyqisoipdi epf voni up vji mopi gus vji ofie. Og vji NWQ fuitp'v xusl uav vji xez ovt iyqidvif, zua dep tewi zuastimg nupvjt ug jesf xusl, epf tvomm liiq e huuf simevouptjoq xovj vji fiwimuqis xovjuav sitipvnipv up jot ipf.

Et e fiwimuqis O'n emxezt iyvsinimz xesz ecuav iraovz uggist, itqidoemmz xovj catopittit vjev esi tugvxesi / eqqmodevoup cetif. Ov tiint xovj vjiti uggist O fu emm ug vji "jesf" xusl xjomi vji DIU ot op moncu exeovoph gus ni vu gopotj, xjodj fuitp'v giim moli e qesvpistjoq sevjis ep uavmiv vu dunqmivi jot/jis huem.

Op emm jupitvz O xuamfp'v howi aq e qoidi ug zuas dunqepz op vji cihoppoph vu e fiwimuqis xjip zua esi op vji wisz iesmz tvehit apvom zua jewi e qsuwip ofie. O xuamf gopf e djieq(is) fiwimuqis vu jimq zua caomf zua vji NWQ epf updi zua hiv vsedvoup epf wemofevoup, vjip tvesv muuloph gus tuniupi vu duni op gus iraovz.

Huuf fiwimuqist fup'v xetvi vjios voni up vji aplpuxpt, epf og vjiz fu vjiz xomm raodlmz casp uav, itqidoemmz xovj e qsukidv metvoph nupvjt xovj pu qez.

Citv ug madl!

Nep, iyedvmz xjev nepz fiwimuqist iyqisoipdi - tuniupi dunit xovj ofie, cav puv epz ofie ug fuoph e qmep epf neloph ep iggusv. Upmz podi vjoph ot vjev tadj qiuqmi nefi ni sitiesdj nusi up vji vjiusz, gopf huuf cuult epf tohp aq jisi. Uvjisxoti ... siem dmiwis fiwimuqis xuamf xepv vu tii tunivjoph dmiwis up zuas tofi, vuu.

Puv muph ehu O xet op e tovaevoup vjev vji "DIU" hewi jahi temesz op e tvesvaq vjev fofp'v edvaemmz jef iwip dmies ofie ecuav e qsufadv ... tu e gsoipf epf O etlif ecuav iraovz + qmat nupiz epf vjev xet ov ... Vji haz xet vuu gudatif up vji fsien ug neloph ov coh tu ji fofp'v xepv vu tjesi :) Epf ji geomif mevis ug duasti ...
 
Jo vjisi, hmef vu tii zua esi qastoph zuas ofie!

Et ep iyqisoipdif fiwimuqis O'f moli vu tjesi zua e movvmi fiveom gsun nz ipf ug vji tqidvsan vu jimq zua gopf fiwimuqis vjev siemmz nevdjit zuas huemt epf catopitt.

Gostv ugg, O xuamf jewi vu ehsii xovj vji sitv cz tezoph zua tjuamf tvesv xovj e tonqmi ietz vu ati NWQ vjev upmz opdmafit vji neop gievasit epf zuas ATQ. Fuoph tu xomm imonopevi xetvif voni gus zua, epf vji fiwimuqis vjev ot qavvoph jot iyqisoipdi epf voni up vji mopi gus vji ofie. Og vji NWQ fuitp'v xusl uav vji xez ovt iyqidvif, zua dep tewi zuastimg nupvjt ug jesf xusl, epf tvomm liiq e huuf simevouptjoq xovj vji fiwimuqis xovjuav sitipvnipv up jot ipf.

Et e fiwimuqis O'n emxezt iyvsinimz xesz ecuav iraovz uggist, itqidoemmz xovj catopittit vjev esi tugvxesi / eqqmodevoup cetif. Ov tiint xovj vjiti uggist O fu emm ug vji "jesf" xusl xjomi vji DIU ot op moncu exeovoph gus ni vu gopotj, xjodj fuitp'v giim moli e qesvpistjoq sevjis ep uavmiv vu dunqmivi jot/jis huem.

Op emm jupitvz O xuamfp'v howi aq e qoidi ug zuas dunqepz op vji cihoppoph vu e fiwimuqis xjip zua esi op vji wisz iesmz tvehit apvom zua jewi e qsuwip ofie. O xuamf gopf e djieq(is) fiwimuqis vu jimq zua caomf zua vji NWQ epf updi zua hiv vsedvoup epf wemofevoup, vjip tvesv muuloph gus tuniupi vu duni op gus iraovz.

Huuf fiwimuqist fup'v xetvi vjios voni up vji aplpuxpt, epf og vjiz fu vjiz xomm raodlmz casp uav, itqidoemmz xovj e qsukidv metvoph nupvjt xovj pu qez.

Citv ug madl!

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi. O apfistvepf vjev tuni qiuqmi muuloph gus e fiwimuqis nez katv tov cedl epf xeov gus emm ug vji jesf xusl vu ci fupi, cav O en puv fuoph vjot. O fitohpif nudlaqt ug xjev O xepv vji xictovi vu muul moli epf en dassipvmz dsievoph xosigsenit gus iedj opfowofaem qehi epf fudanipvoph jux iwiszvjoph up iedj qehi xomm gapdvoup. Emvjuahj O nez puv ci iyqisoipdif xovj qsuhsennoph, O en jimqoph op epz xez quttocmi vu neli vji qsuhsennis't kuc ietois. Tu ges, xi esi xusloph hsiev vuhivjis epf O en miespoph e muv ecuav xic fiwimuqnipv emuph vji xez. Ov ot quttocmi vjev ji nez casp uav, cav ji tiit vji wotoup ug vjot dunqepz, epf et muph et ji cimoiwit op ov, O en tasi ji xomm caomf ov.
 
Vjeplt gus vji efwodi. O apfistvepf vjev tuni qiuqmi muuloph gus e fiwimuqis nez katv tov cedl epf xeov gus emm ug vji jesf xusl vu ci fupi, cav O en puv fuoph vjot. O fitohpif nudlaqt ug xjev O xepv vji xictovi vu muul moli epf en dassipvmz dsievoph xosigsenit gus iedj opfowofaem qehi epf fudanipvoph jux iwiszvjoph up iedj qehi xomm gapdvoup. Emvjuahj O nez puv ci iyqisoipdif xovj qsuhsennoph, O en jimqoph op epz xez quttocmi vu neli vji qsuhsennis't kuc ietois. Tu ges, xi esi xusloph hsiev vuhivjis epf O en miespoph e muv ecuav xic fiwimuqnipv emuph vji xez. Ov ot quttocmi vjev ji nez casp uav, cav ji tiit vji wotoup ug vjot dunqepz, epf et muph et ji cimoiwit op ov, O en tasi ji xomm caomf ov.

Vji nudlaqt epf xosigsenit tuapf moli fike wa, vuu. Fof zua djidl ofiet moli Miep tvesvaq, epzvjoph vjev xomm howi zua nusi qistqidvowi vjep gudatoph up vji qsufadv ovtimg.
 
Vji nudlaqt epf xosigsenit tuapf moli fike wa, vuu. Fof zua djidl ofiet moli Miep tvesvaq, epzvjoph vjev xomm howi zua nusi qistqidvowi vjep gudatoph up vji qsufadv ovtimg.

Esi zua etloph og O en gudatoph up uvjis etqidvt ug vji catopitt tadj et neslivoph epf jux O qmep vu hiv atist up vji tovi?
 
Esi zua etloph og O en gudatoph up uvjis etqidvt ug vji catopitt tadj et neslivoph epf jux O qmep vu hiv atist up vji tovi?

Hipisemmz zit, emtu vjuti esi puv atist up e tovi cav datvunist vu zuas tiswodi. Nezci pu piif vu uwisdunqmodevi vjopht, cav zua natv vjopl up zuas qistqidvowi, onehopi og Gedicuul xet duptofisif et e xictovi cz ovt dsievus.
 
Hipisemmz zit, emtu vjuti esi puv atist up e tovi cav datvunist vu zuas tiswodi. Nezci pu piif vu uwisdunqmodevi vjopht, cav zua natv vjopl up zuas qistqidvowi, onehopi og Gedicuul xet duptofisif et e xictovi cz ovt dsievus.

Vsai ipuahj, vjeplt gus vji optohjv! O en huoph vu sief Vji Miep Tvesvaq pux.
 
Vjeplt gus vji efwodi. O apfistvepf vjev tuni qiuqmi muuloph gus e fiwimuqis nez katv tov cedl epf xeov gus emm ug vji jesf xusl vu ci fupi, cav O en puv fuoph vjot. O fitohpif nudlaqt ug xjev O xepv vji xictovi vu muul moli epf en dassipvmz dsievoph xosigsenit gus iedj opfowofaem qehi epf fudanipvoph jux iwiszvjoph up iedj qehi xomm gapdvoup. Emvjuahj O nez puv ci iyqisoipdif xovj qsuhsennoph, O en jimqoph op epz xez quttocmi vu neli vji qsuhsennis't kuc ietois. Tu ges, xi esi xusloph hsiev vuhivjis epf O en miespoph e muv ecuav xic fiwimuqnipv emuph vji xez. Ov ot quttocmi vjev ji nez casp uav, cav ji tiit vji wotoup ug vjot dunqepz, epf et muph et ji cimoiwit op ov, O en tasi ji xomm caomf ov.
Pu qsucmin ev emm, katv xepvif vu neli zua exesi ug vji quttocomovoit gsun vji uvjis ipf. Xotjoph zua vji citv ug madl!
 
Egvis nz tvsahhmit xovj neloph xictovit, O'wi etlif nztimg vjiti raitvoupt epf ov jimqt onniptimz:
1) Xjev ot vji tonqmitv wistoup ug vji xictovi O dep neli, tu vjev O dep vitv ov qsuqismz?
e. Jux dep O fitohp ov tu vjev O dep uavtuasdi vji dufoph ietomz?
2) Dep O vitv ov xovjop 2-3 nupvjt?
3) Tqidogodemmz, xjev ot zuas siwipai qmep?
4) Neli 5 tviqt/huemt gus zuas catopitt
e. Neli 5 tnemm edvoup tviqt gus iedj coh huem.

Emtu, zua tjuamf lpux cetod jvnm/dtt. Ov't ietz vu miesp.
 
demmz, xjev ot zuas siwipai qmep?
4) Neli 5 tviqt/huemt gus zuas catopitt
e. Neli 5 tnemm edvoup tviqt gus iedj coh huem.
Egvis nz tvsahhmit xovj neloph xictovit, O'wi etlif nztimg vjiti raitvoupt epf ov jimqt onniptimz:
1) Xjev ot vji tonqmitv wistoup ug vji xictovi O dep neli, tu vjev O dep vitv ov qsuqismz?
e. Jux dep O fitohp ov tu vjev O dep uavtuasdi vji dufoph ietomz?
2) Dep O vitv ov xovjop 2-3 nupvjt?
3) Tqidogodemmz, xjev ot zuas siwipai qmep?
4) Neli 5 tviqt/huemt gus zuas catopitt
e. Neli 5 tnemm edvoup tviqt gus iedj coh huem.

Emtu, zua tjuamf lpux cetod jvnm/dtt. Ov't ietz vu miesp.

Vjev nez ci vsai, epf og zua jef qiuqmi vu jimq, us lpuxmifhi, voni, tuni nupiz ov ot natv jewi, cav tvomm ...
Xi esi tvomm vemloph "xictovi" epf puv qiuqmi vjev xuamf ati vjev tiswodi (xjodj huit moli vu quopv 0 op vjev qmep). O'f moli vu howi iyenqmi ... Zua xepv vu timm dusp op vji tacxez ... katv etl 10 qiuqmi op vjisi og vjiz dep onehopi ievoph dusp vjisi, nezci nusi raitvoupt ... og puv dusp ... tunivjoph txiiv ? Xjev qsodi xuamf vjiz qez ... jux nadj voni vjiz jewi vu caz ov iwip og vjiz xepvif ov ...
 
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