MBA1095 Q&A Wednesday: Can I create a software company with no technical knowledge?

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

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🗓️ 19 September 2018

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Got an idea for an app? Dying to create software that will change how everyone does...something? Are you bursting with ideas, but totally lacking the technical knowledge to actually develop the tech yourself? You’re not the only one. It’s Q&A Wednesday, and one listener’s got a frequently asked question: can a non-tech person start a software company? Can an entrepreneur with zero coding or development skills find and hire the people necessary to carry out the vision?

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0:00.0	Heyo! Welcome to the 100 R.M. show because your business deserves the best.
0:15.0	That's why we deliver practical business lessons every single day with our daily 10-minute
0:19.9	business lessons for the real world. I'm your host, your coach, your teacher Omar
0:24.9	Zen Home. I'm also the co-founder of the $100 MBA, a complete business
0:29.4	training, and community online. And today's episode is a Q&A Wednesday episode. On our
0:34.2	Q&A Wednesday episodes I answer a question from one of you, one of our
0:37.3	listeners. Today's question is from V-Nod. V-O-T asks, can I create a
0:42.2	software company with no technical knowledge?
0:45.0	This is a question I get asked a lot.
0:47.2	Can you start a tech company, a software company,
0:51.4	without being a tech founder,
0:52.8	without being a developer, a coder, an engineer.
0:56.1	And I have very strong opinions about this.
0:59.1	Now I get asked this question a lot because many people think
1:02.1	that I'm not a tech founder, that I don't come from a background as a developer and that's somewhat true.
1:07.5	I've never been a developer as a profession and never coded for a living, But that's half the story.
1:14.0	I'm going to share my take on this, give my answer to this question,
1:17.0	and my advice to those who have minimal technical knowledge
1:21.0	and want to start a software company.
1:23.0	Lots to cover, so let's get into it.
1:25.0	Let's get down to business.
1:26.0	Support for today's show comes from mattress firm. A five letter word lies at the core of self-improvement and motivation, sleep.
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