There are many stories on HN where a founder of a startup found a niche problem, created code/website, and provided a service for customers. I applaud those that can get up and running as a solo or dual founder and build a successful home/internet based business. Your stories are inspirational and make me wish I took up software engineering when I was younger.<p>For those of us that are not programmers, coders, engineers (all three the same?), what resources are available to us to ramp up a website with backend programming to service a niche need?
So I originally came from a sales background into tech because I wanted to start a company. I told myself: "I'll just hire devs to build out the things that I will want to sell, surely I can have someone else do the thing that I'm bad at for money"... and (surprise) It didn't work (Selling Websites).<p>The reason it didn't work was because I needed at least a fluency with technology to be able to instruct people on how to build my thing (or to use no/low code solutions to build my thing). The tech world is a full blown culture that you need to understand. There are many ways to get the fluency... but the easiest way is actually to learn how to do programming/ development. In the least do it on a basic level so you can understand how the world works.<p>You might get answers about "no code" or "low code" options out there... but they will fail you for the same reason... It requires a trained mind to utilize these solutions.<p>The cool part is that once you are into it and you have a handle it will become easier to answer this question you asked.