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Ask HN: How do I optimize learning to code to build my MVP?

This is a question for technical founders who can hopefully point me in the right direction...

In order to bootstrap a MVP by myself, I am learning to code.

I have been attending a bootcamp where they recommend grinding through leetcode to pass interviews... which obviously in my case doesn't really apply, as I am looking to build something, not get hired. It would take me ~6 months to get comfortable doing easy/mediums. But the problem is, those skills don't help me build a MVP! Learning to build a project helps me build a MVP.

So if my goal is to quickly build a MVP as a startup founder—should I bother grinding leetcode?

I want to bootstrap the first version myself. I don't have a cofounder. And most importantly, I want to know my product in deep and eventually, when I have revenue and/or funding, hire senior engineers who can take over - who I can actually talk to in deep about the code.

Any thoughts? And specifically, how do I optimize my learning to build a MVP?

4 points hellohacker 4 years ago 6 comments

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