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Excellent response! Just to briefly add on, in the initial building of a product, website, or whatever it is, the programmer may be doing most of the work to ge

Excellent response! Just to briefly add on, in the initial building of a product, website, or whatever it is, the programmer may be doing most of the work to get that prototype or beta version built. HOWEVER, if the idea is going to be executed successfully, the person with the initial idea will most likely be doing his/her share of grunt work whether that be in researching the target market, developing an initial business plan, or meeting customers. Conclusion: One person programs, the other focuses on sales and the business operations. It's the perfect combination so as long as both put in their due diligence.

31reasons 14y ago
So the guy with idea does nothing until first MVP is built. Does his or her work really begin once MVP proved its worth ? It looks like technical guy can be 100% busy building the MVP while the guy with idea can explore other opportunities at the same time.
- wmf 14y ago
  No. The idea is for the "business" guy to do his stuff before, during, and after development.
  - 31reasons 14y ago
    what sort of things business guy do before and during the development ? I would like learn more about it.
    - wmf 14y ago
      One example: http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2008/11/what-is-customer-development.html http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2008/11/what-is-custome...
    - aashaykumar92 14y ago
      Ok so before the development, there is obviously the idea. Ideas aren't normally just thought of out of nowhere...they usually come in the form of a solution to an existing problem. So there you have some thinking behind what a possible solution is (pre development). This person (x) then must think about what the best way to go about the solution is--is it mainly going to be done through a mobile application, website, or product? From there, x must do his/her due diligence is determining whether or not the idea has been done before and the general feasibility behind the idea. FINALLY s/he approaches a developer (y) about creating an MVP. Person y doesn't just blindly do the MVP--x must sell y on the idea and the way they will execute it. This is all pre-development. Now let's assume y agrees. While y is building the MVP, x has to be making initial plans as to what to do with this MVP-- apply to an accelerator, go straight to investors, go to potential customers/clients to try and gain initial business, etc. Whether it is in the form of an application or a pitch, there is a lot of work and strategic thinking that has to go into these crucial initial stages. Work is being done on both ends at all times, or at least this must be the case if any combination of founders want to succeed. X forms the business strategy, Y develops. If both do their due diligence, there is a great foundation there that is built for success.

31reasons 14y ago

So the guy with idea does nothing until first MVP is built. Does his or her work really begin once MVP proved its worth ? It looks like technical guy can be 100% busy building the MVP while the guy with idea can explore other opportunities at the same time.

wmf 14y ago
No. The idea is for the "business" guy to do his stuff before, during, and after development.
- 31reasons 14y ago
  what sort of things business guy do before and during the development ? I would like learn more about it.
  - wmf 14y ago
    One example: http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2008/11/what-is-customer-development.html http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2008/11/what-is-custome...
  - aashaykumar92 14y ago
    Ok so before the development, there is obviously the idea. Ideas aren't normally just thought of out of nowhere...they usually come in the form of a solution to an existing problem. So there you have some thinking behind what a possible solution is (pre development). This person (x) then must think about what the best way to go about the solution is--is it mainly going to be done through a mobile application, website, or product? From there, x must do his/her due diligence is determining whether or not the idea has been done before and the general feasibility behind the idea. FINALLY s/he approaches a developer (y) about creating an MVP. Person y doesn't just blindly do the MVP--x must sell y on the idea and the way they will execute it. This is all pre-development. Now let's assume y agrees. While y is building the MVP, x has to be making initial plans as to what to do with this MVP-- apply to an accelerator, go straight to investors, go to potential customers/clients to try and gain initial business, etc. Whether it is in the form of an application or a pitch, there is a lot of work and strategic thinking that has to go into these crucial initial stages. Work is being done on both ends at all times, or at least this must be the case if any combination of founders want to succeed. X forms the business strategy, Y develops. If both do their due diligence, there is a great foundation there that is built for success.