30:13How to Create an App Without a Technical Co-Founder - Hustle Con 2015
From My First Million · Published Jul 7, 2015 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
The speaker founded Coffee Meets Bagel without a technical co-founder by building an MVP with a $15/hour contractor from oDesk, validating it with 50 friends, and then finding a CTO through channels like Craigslist and Meetup.
Key insights
- The best advice was to not wait for a Stanford/MIT grad; find someone capable and available to build a prototype fast and validate the concept.
- The MVP consisted of four features: a simple Facebook app to pull social graph data, basic profile view with like/pass, admin tools to create matches, and anonymous phone number chat.
- A common mistake is over-featuring the MVP; the transcript explicitly notes the speaker's designs had more than the MVP needed and stresses sticking to the bare minimum.
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