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The founder is not technical at all. He knows his business well but can't see the difference between HTML and JavaScript. I'm the one who has to look at the co
by cateye 14y ago
The founder is not technical at all. He knows his business well but can't see the difference between HTML and JavaScript.
I'm the one who has to look at the code.
What I see can't be saved. It is a total mess.
The team is clueless but at the other hand they really put a lot of effort and work hard. They now want to change the framework and refactor a portion of the software. But I have a feeling that this a never ending story.
What it makes it really difficult is to accept the loss, trow away all the money and time and begin all over again. So the founder has the feeling that there must be a way to launch with this code base and delay the rewrite.
- unsolicitedowl 14y agoSorry to hear that. It's a tough situation. I've been in a similar fix with an iOS dev. We tried to work with him for way too long before scrapping everything and starting over with new people. It just ended up delaying the process even further because we wasted so much time trying to make it work with him. The client shouldn't be paying in time/money for the outsourcing company's learning curve. It's hard to walk away from a sunk cost, but it's the future benefit that you should be concerned about. It sounds like you aren't going to get anywhere with the current team. I think the founder should start looking for someone new. In the meantime, the founder should take a couple of web development courses. There are some great Intro classes through Skillshare, Codecademy, etc. It will definitely help him in the long term if he is planning on running a tech startup.