Non-technical founders, would you be interested in a course on how to build a SaaS MVP with no prior programming experience?

Hi indie hackers!

Recently I've been thinking about writing a book or recording a video course about building an MVP with Ruby on Rails. It would be specifically targeted at non-technical founders / indie hackers with no prior programming experience. But I am not sure if there is a demand.

A little bit about me: I have 12+ years of working as a software engineer in startups of various sizes, most of which were built using Ruby on Rails.

Ruby on Rails happens to be among the most popular programming frameworks for building web apps in startups because of its extensive ecosystem.

I've been part of small teams getting an MVP ready, mid sized teams within successful startups with multiple round of investments behind, as well as a company of 1000+ engineers running some of the biggest Ruby on Rails app out there.

Recently, I've also guided a friend in building an MVP for their idea, and although it didn't take off as a business - the process of building it was quite illuminating for both of us, and that's how I got the idea.

Typical beginner books on programming — and programming with Ruby and Ruby on Rails specifically — are oriented at general audience. But building and MVP is a completely different story: you've got to be extremely pragmatic in your choice of tools, libraries and of their use. You don't need to know or understand a lot of things which are useful to a general programmer. All you need is to know just enough and in just the right combination to deliver the first phase of the product. If it shows a promise - you can find a technical confounder, or hire a contractor to build it further properly.

That said, I am not sure if there would be a demand for this. Maybe I am overestimating the need for it and non-technical founders would prefer spending their time somehow else, instead.

What are your thoughts?

Thank you.