I am a solo founder. I am working on building a social app for immigrants/travelers. I have done research on competitors, market validation, created UX designs (almost done creating my prototype) and more.

My main issue is, I don’t have funds to hire/pay someone to do the technical work neede .

How can I fully create the app with no coding knowledge (currently teaching myself how to code)?

I need this so that I can get users before looking for funding. Please advise.

  • GarlicAdventure33@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I didn’t see anyone putting the whole series of steps together, so here it is:

    1. Demonstrate your potential. You can find potential customers using vaporware. You may also be able to use no-code solutions for a limited version of your app. But it should be some proof of market validation.
    2. Find a technical cofounder. This will be much, much easier if you’ve finished step #1. You’ll probably split the equity.
    3. Build an MVP with the cofounder and see if customer use it. Iterate until you do get users.
    4. Apply for VC funding after you have a few customers to get better terms.

    At least, that’s what I’ve always heard as the standard! Each startup is different, and mine followed a slightly different approach. Folks, lemme know if I hit the mark.

    • YamAny875@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thank you so much for this! I’m definitely working on 1 & 2 at the moment. I’ll check out Vaporware

      • GarlicAdventure33@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Oh, haha, vaporware isn’t an app or anything. It’s the concept of creating a website (landing page) to sell a product that doesn’t yet exist. Folks who come to your website to sign up for your waitlist. Big and small companies both do this; sometimes the product gets created later, in which case you already have a list of potential adopters; in other cases the product is never made.