🤯 Tips for Non-Developer Founders

👋 Hi IndieHackers! I'm a co-founder of Outdone, a machine learning powered gift recommendation engine. The tech behind our product is seriously cutting edge, but neither member of the founding team is a developer.

At times, this fact can be super stressful. Sure, we're guiding the ship, but we're trusting a team of developers to bring the idea to fruition. It's particularly stressful knowing that we cannot always challenge their approach, simply due to a lack of understanding. So how did we bring this concept to the world?

Here are my tips to other non-dev founders out there:
🧠1. Know your limits.
Don't be afraid to outsource the build if it will make the difference between a mediocre product and a great one.

🤝2. Find a dev team that you completely trust.
Interview a bunch of candidates and don't settle!

❓3. Ask tons of questions.
Even if you might not understand the answer, ask anyways. Eventually the concepts will become more familiar.

📚4. READ!
Try to find books on the concept that aren't too esoteric.

Above all, remember that as a founder, you don't have to do everything. But you should be able to describe the back-end of your product intelligently. This will make all the difference when it comes to selling it to the world.

Other non-dev founders, what tips did I miss?