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Free registration at the forum removes this block.If you're going to run a business based on selling software, its not a bad idea to learn how to program to some degree. You want to be able to talk tech.
That said, I pay an excellent programmer $14 an hour overseas. So...is your time worth more than $14 an hour? (I hope it is). Other good programmers in other languages can be had for $30 an hour. Again...I'm hoping that your time is worth more than that.
Of course, if you don't have $14 an hour to pay someone, the whole thing is a moot point. But, it should make you seriously consider how deeply you want to get into writing actual code.
Interesting post there has been a lot of discussion about is it worth the time to learn how to program.
This Thread: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/learning-to-program-is-stupid-or-smart.41319
There have been a couple of other post's of other fastlane members that have had success learning to program and getting a SAAS product up & profitable @James A. I also had that same feeling on how I wanted to be able to take my IDEA to a MVP instead of outsourcing & having tons of headaches. My goals are pretty much the same as yours, i'm not trying to be a all-star developer but know enough to get a MVP up & be able to talk to other engineers about the software product & technology.
I also enjoy building things & enjoying new skills which I think is why I picked it up as a hobby. It's funny too because i'm in the e-commerce space & thats how I have been making my living not through SAAS.
Interested to know what framework you used to build your app. I've been playing around with Rails & Meteor. It's so nice to have an idea and to be able to get it up and running
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