software, outsourcingI wonder how software start-ups manage to get projects. I have not been part of any software company, so I just wanted to know how software start-ups outsource projects. Is it possible for a person who doesn’t have any experience in software to start a software company?
You see , you need very basic idea about specific section of software service , that you are going to provide to your customer . thus ,
Let me tell you something , do not run after customer service until you see yourself fit . And please , you will not get anything done until you start doing wrong thing .
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb
So , Start but cautiously .
Is it possible for a person who doesn’t have any experience in software to start a software company?
The short answer is…
Yes, anything is possible.
The long answer is a lot more complicated.
how software start-ups outsource projects.
If the desire is to outsource the development work of your software, here are some sites that can facilitate this…
https://www.upwork.com
or
https://www.elance.com
The more important question to be asked is whether or not you should look to outsource development work. There has been plenty of discussion about this including…
https://startups.stackexchange.com/questions/4149/outsourcing-and-startups
https://startups.stackexchange.com/questions/5906/outsourcing-software-development
https://blog.kissmetrics.com/in-house-or-outsource/
There is too much information in these links to be fully discussed here but I will give you one important thing to consider before going down this road…
If you have no experience in a software company, as you say, then can you expect yourself to be able to perform all of the jobs that will be required to make your outsourced work a success? Can you accurately set requirements to make sure your product is actually what you want? Do you have the knowledge to do code reviews and ensure that your outsourced developers are competent?
If you cannot answer yes to all of those questions that my advice would be to not outsource, the risks will likely outweigh the gains in your case. You would likely be better trying to find a technical cofounder if you have an idea you want to make a reality.
While I don’t know what you are building, I can tell you as an experienced software developer and manager outsourcing is probably not the answer, with a caveat.
Reasons it won’t work:
Now for the caveat, you can use outsourcing to build a proof-of-concept that you plan to throw away, I would not however use it to build a long term solution. My experience is outsourcing for production software is always more expensive and lower quality over the long run.
Personally however I would say prove out the idea first in a low-tech way and don’t waste too much money, for instance either use vanilla Wordpress or solve the problem you want to solve without software at all. It kind-of depends on what you are trying to do, but as an example if you wanted to create an apartment listing site then just listing apartments in Wordpress could give you a ballpark idea on if you can get it to work. This is of course assuming you are doing proper market research and not just throwing software out there and seeing if it sticks.
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