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Ask HN: A coder who knows business or a business man who knows how to code?
I first learned to code before I knew anything about business. Now that I've learned about the lean startup, user habits, and user acquisition, I've learned more about it than coding over the past few months. Do you think it is better to know more business than coding in a startup or vice versa?
- FollowSteph3 13y agoIt depends on the type of startup you're trying to do. If it's tech heavy then yes knowing coding may be more important. If it's a light on the tech side, for example something you can slap up in a weekend or month, then I would say the business side is more important.
- phantom_oracle 13y ago>"If it's a light on the tech side," That sounds like the CMS-entrepreneur. Basically, they use tools like Drupal/Joomla/WP to quickly whip up an MVP, focus on the part that really matters (a paying customer) and end up building decent businesses.
- feifan 13y agoI'm in the same situation you are. In my (albeit limited) experience I've found that coders "get" the business stuff more than business people "get" the code. Maybe coders are better at learning the business stuff, maybe it's something inherent to the nature of code or business…
- m0llusk 13y agoIt isn't about what you know, but what you use in what you do. That said, the marketing to engineering ratio of investment should always be strongly positive. Having a product is not as important as knowing you have the right product because you know what kind of person is likely to buy and why.
- zachlatta 13y agom0llusk: I'd like to let you know that your account is hellbanned, meaning nobody can see your posts.