App idea - but can not code

I have an idea for an app, not expecting it to be the next Facebook or anything very successful. However, I have zero clue how to code and do not know anybody that really does.

What would be the best route to take? Code for hire type deal? If so where could I find something like this

 
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Current CS undergrad: Code for hire is really a last resort. The best option is to find someone with technical ability who also thinks it's a good idea and would be willing to take on the tech side. "No Code" development is also extremely good at this point and getting better so depending on the complexity this could be a possibility. Final option is learn to code yourself. If the app is simple, then the way to do this would probably be using a framework called react native. It's a javascript plugin so if you've ever dealt with the google sheets api theres that, plus its a very high level (easy to learn) lang. Feel free to pm for more info. Plus if anyone sees any mistakes in this, call them out,

 

I am in the same boat. I have a brilliant idea that is a fairly simple for a software company but I do not know how to code. Here is what I'm doing - I first reached out to my buddy from high school to see if he would be down to work on it, turns out he is busy with other projects (guess what - all of the good coders are going to be working on a bunch of projects at once), then I reach out to this guy from my old company to see if he would want to work on it, too busy with his new job at Microsoft. So then I go on LinkedIn and look up guys who went to my college and see if we have mutual connections - I find one guy who looks promising, but again - this guy is too busy with other projects. So today I just reached out to the fourth guy another guy who I just was connected with on LinkedIn and it seems like he might be interested. OP - just reach out to people on LinkedIn.

 

+1 for react native. but before you start learning to code...

Do you know if it solves a problem? Talked to potential users/customers? Have a business model? Planned route to market? 

Ideas are great. Plans are better. Execution is best.

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StrapYourBoots

+1 for react native. but before you start learning to code...

Do you know if it solves a problem? Talked to potential users/customers? Have a business model? Planned route to market? 

Ideas are great. Plans are better. Execution is best.

I thought of it out of frustration between my friends and I in college. I wouldn’t say its a problem solver, but I’d definitely say there is a large interest among college students for it.

It requires information from a third party source to be fed to me or the app. It took me a while to build the connections with such people, but I’ve got a majority of that part covered.

 

StrapYourBoots

+1 for react native. but before you start learning to code...

Do you know if it solves a problem? Talked to potential users/customers? Have a business model? Planned route to market? 

Ideas are great. Plans are better. Execution is best.

Also, thank you for the questions. It always helps to take a step back and analyze.

 

Swift is a really neat language. I love its syntax.

As you definitely know, coding is a skill that will leave you if you don't practice. For the purpose of building what I call a "coding gene" I recommend writing some VBA first --- it's a very finance-related language and you can essentially be writing VBA every couple days to accelerate your Excel work streams.

I'm in the middle of doing this and it feels good. 

Swift: got caught up with work too. Made some small progress --- visualized dumb mini-games

Python: I studied Python as well and did some projects on GitHub. Very good for data analysis purposes and general computer science I think. 

Persistency is Key
 

Would agree with reaching out to people that can code on LinkedIn. They're always getting requests from people that think they have the next best thing and they turn down all sorts of projects. Safe to say that they only pick the projects they believe will truly be successful. If you get interest from some of these guys, then your app might be a good idea. If no one wants in, then I'd take a good look at the idea and see if it's really as great as you think it is. Even if they can't work on your project, they'll often give really insightful advice since they know how to get in the weeds of the code and understand certain aspects of the overall idea that maybe you can't.

Good luck!

 

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