Ask HN: A coder who knows business or a business man who knows how to code?

I'm in the same situation you are. In my (albeit limited) experience I've found that coders "get" the business stuff more than business people "get" the code. Maybe coders are better at learning the business stuff, maybe it's something inherent to the nature of code or business…

It depends on the type of startup you're trying to do. If it's tech heavy then yes knowing coding may be more important. If it's a light on the tech side, for example something you can slap up in a weekend or month, then I would say the business side is more important.

>"If it's a light on the tech side,"

That sounds like the CMS-entrepreneur. Basically, they use tools like Drupal/Joomla/WP to quickly whip up an MVP, focus on the part that really matters (a paying customer) and end up building decent businesses.

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