Zero to Live

How to build a software company
as a non-technical founder

Zero to Live is a series of essays aimed at non-technical founders looking to build their first software company.

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What is Zero to Live?

What these essays are, and are not.

Starting

Hiring a dev as a non-technical founder

How do you hire for a skill you don't have?

Code is a liability

It's not an asset, so don't treat it like one.

Outsource vs. Hire

How to decide between building an in-house team vs. contractors & agencies.

Building

Build vs. Buy

When should you build custom software vs. buying off the shelf solutions?

What to build next

How do you pick what to focus on when you're early on?

Should we build with X?

How to respond when your developer wants to use a particular code framework

Growing

Beware of technical debt and rewrites

What is technical debt, and why you should tread lightly around rewrites

How software scales

What does it take to grow your product?

Glossary

Learn the software development lingo worth knowing

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Written by Dave Wasmer with