I have a number of startup ideas. The thing is: I don't code. (I hope to eventually, but currently only know some html.) At the same time, I'm rather independent - and I don't have any coder friends.
I'm thinking I might outsource the coding for one or two of my ideas. I could do the site, marketing, market research, etc. myself.
Is this feasible? Do any of you work like this?
Whilst I agree that you probably couldn't solve a hugely technical problem without a strong technical team, A _HUGE_ number of recent well known, "startup wins", have been from business model innovations.
I am by no means successful, but I am working on it. I have outsourced some development, and in the development of some ideas, taught myself to be a pretty sufficient programmer, just roll with it.
Your lack of technical ability is just one constraint of many that you will face, constraints are good, they shape your decisions.
And of course the benefit is that getting out their, with your hacked, outsourced, barely-holding together prototype, selling your ass off is going to go _along_ way in impressing those people with complimentary skill-sets that you might want to partner with.
Shit, if your a good entrepreneur, you will work it out as you go, learning, hiring and partnering with whoever you need.
As Mark Suster says, JFDI
And good luck