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Tech startups and entrepreneurship: Can you be the founder of a saas startup if you're not a tech person?
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Ripul Chhabra, AI & MVP Expert answered:

I have helped many non-technical founders getting their ideas started and running successfully. it is the most important question when they start. I usually recommend two choices in this case.

1. Find a Co-founder
2. Recruit somebody who can do it

Following are the Pros and Cons:
SaaS is an extremely slow burn but can also have amazing growth potential depending on the space. You need to find technical talent that doesn't mind grinding for 6-24 months without turning much of a profit.

Even if you are well funded, unless you have prior success in SaaS, you will most likely burn up your runway finding product-market fit. This why I personally suggest against hiring technical talent until the business has achieved certain milestones.

You really need a technical cofounder that share the vision for the service, that understand the insane amount of work involved, and can build your MVP.

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