Also i want to know the cost associated with tech startups, if you have knowledge provide some reading material or videos..

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I am 4 months into my first job as a product manager. I have never coded in my life except for a basic coding course in college. While I am always eager to understand technical concepts and tend to ask a lot of questions around the same I still feel there's a huge gap in communication. 

This leads to poorly estimated timelines, and often difficulty in assessing feasibility of ideas.

I wish to learn more about software architecture, data management systems and the development processes in general. 

While I know I lack technical expertise, I don't want to discount the possibility of this just being a communication issue within the team. This is a series B startup just entering the growth phase, so no proper processes are set up as of now - again something I will have to streamline.

My question is to all the product managers especially who don't come from a technical background - how did you bridge this gap?

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Product Manager

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What is your take on Software engineering learning in a startup than in a Big tech ? Like how does it impact one's career growth ? 


P.S. Please consider Zomato etc. to be big tech and not startups. Thank you

Startups vs Big Tech

Generalist

I've been in startups for the last 8 years. From Series B/C onwards to even a unicorn, over time worked at 3. 
One of them was an outright scam, raised many millions of $s from top investors, and then ultimately died. 
Also close with CXOs at decent sized startups, and there is a pattern out there. 

A few thoughts:
1. Being a startup founder is tough. There's pain. Some people thrive in pain. AKA Masochists. Know how to spot a founder who works 15 hours a day because they love their vision vs. somebody who works 15 hours a day because they're masochists. These people thrive in pain, and hence love to see you miserable as you slog away the hours under their leadership. 

There is absolutely no vision for the future that they have. They do it for the fame, money, and cause a lot of pain in the process. Nothing good comes out of it. Investors love this breed.
   
2. I wish I'd done more than just leave the scammy startup. At the point, I decided against whistleblowing. Because I thought there's so many people employed here, they would all be impacted. Over time, 200-300 people more joined after I left. Once the scam was caught, all of them lost their jobs.
   
3. I'm not a coder. I'm a generalist. Over time, my pay grew but not in line with my peers who went into consulting/VC and then came back to big tech/startups. Over time, you disadvantage yourself if you stick around as a generalist in startups for too long. The next team pays you at some premium over the last one, there's no step jump. 
You need to somehow find a successful startup early, and genuinely, that is impossible to game - even VCs have to bet on 20 to get it right.

These are a few disjointed thoughts. I hope they give some insight.
My only takeaways:
- If you work at a scammy startup, don't stand it. At least, don't stick around. 
- I earn lesser than my peers (tier 1 undergrad), but I regret nothing. I love my work, and I'll never get over the kick. I cannot imagine working at a larger company ever again.
- Ultimately, you have to be optimistic. Believe that India will grow, good founders will come around, magic will happen ❤️

PSA: What 8 years in startups have taught me

A startup with experienced folks and a well defined set of roles and responsibilities >>> one where we're all "a family"

Software Engineer

Founder

*Idea Generation*

- Identify a profitable niche in the tech industry
- Conduct market research and analysis
- Develop a unique value proposition

*Team Building*

- Hire a skilled and dedicated team
- Build a strong leadership team
- Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration

*Product/Service Development*

- Develop a cutting-edge product or service
- Conduct testing and iteration
- Launch and refine the product/service

*Marketing and Sales*

- Develop a marketing strategy (digital, social media, content)
- Build a sales team and process
- Establish partnerships and collaborations

*Funding and Finance*

- Secure funding (investors, loans, grants)
- Manage finances effectively
- Plan for scalability and growth

*Operations and Management*

- Establish efficient operations processes
- Build a strong management team
- Monitor and evaluate performance

*Scaling and Growth*

- Expand product/service offerings
- Enter new markets and geographies
- Continuously innovate and improve

How to build a Tech Company worth 100cr turonver

Pre Sales

I want to develop a physical electronic product. Are there any good startups in India who help with prototyping and scaling innovative physical products?

Product development startup

Software Test - QA

Best online PM course to break into Product?

As a non technical founder, i can go as far as prototyping an app on figma, or make detailed wireframes of what I want the app to be. Right now, after months of brainstorming and research, I would say I have a pretty good idea of what i want the app to be and what the functions of the app are. But I'm new to the startup world, and I'm at a stage where I'm supposed to choose one of the three options with their own pros and cons:
1. Find a technical cofounder for full stack development.
         It's very difficult to find someone with the same mindset and vision as me, but if I do, then this can be the best solution out of the three.

2. Learn either front end or back end or both.
         It's very time consuming especially when I'm in my final year of my bachelor's and doesn't really make sense (as advised by another founder of a pretty big startup)

3. Outsourcing dev.
        Lack of funding, IP issues, and communication gaps. 

It would be great if someone who's already in the startup world to guide me with this or give me advise on what next step for me would be the most beneficial.

How advisable is it to outsource full stack development if you're a solo founder?

Hey - am starting up in stealth. Have limited to no tech understanding. The product I am building requires some basic tech. Any suggestions on how do I go about hiring / getting external help for the tech piece?

Investor

With AI improving we see it is quite capable of writing decent codes, how can someone new to tech decide on what to pick up? Frontend or Backend or both. Nowadays they say Full stack developers are in demand but shouldn't one be good at at least one thing and have knowledge about other things? How to prioritise what to learn. There are just so many things that I'm a bit confused as to what to learn and focus on. I'd like to seek advice from a future perspective, and any predictions on how the tech industry might shape up.

Need advice on Tech

Ask me anything except my company name, or things that can reveal my identity. I may respectfully choose not to respond to your question based on my own judgement.

Here’s a brief intro about me: I’ve worked as both software engineering manager & software technical architect over the last 18+ years on various tech stacks managing backend, frontend and a little bit of cloud. I have seen ups and downs in the software industry. Currently I’m working as a senior architect in one of the product based companies in India.

I’ve been an Engineering Manager before. Ask me anything.

Software Architect

For people working in startups, how do you access knowledge of an industry. Lets say, for example, I want to understand the supply chain of a startup operating in FMCG category. As a BCG consultant, I always had access to expert networks, which honestly cost a fortune. I just wish to know how startups navigate this challenge and what do you think might help in solving the access problem

Accessing Industry Knowledge

Consultant

Hi guys
I just wanted to ask out of curiosity.

Is tech an essential if you want to make it big in product, especially in India?
I understand, people from any background can enter product, but in the long term does being from a tech background play an important role in determining your growth?

I understand people would say 'nah' that's not the case, however the stats point towards something different.
(The analysis could be a bit skewed as well since earlier product was purely seen from a tech perspective)

Anyways, let me know what you guys think
Thank you

Is tech the only way?

To the people who've experienced both ends of spectrum, as an new grad, which is better overall?

Startup VS Tech Giants

A friend and I have identified a niche requirement for finance functions of listed Indian entities. We would need to build a tech platform which allows our clients to create some kind of a public web page, the contents of which would be managed and controlled by our back end. A SaaS / CRM solution.

Since we come from core finance backgrounds with primitive tech knowledge, please can you guide on:

- Would it be feasible to outsource the development of this software to an outside agency 
- What kind of employees would be need to hire once the platform is ready - they would need to troubleshoot, build on new features etc.
- What would the cost of development be? We are looking to self fund this venture and achieve some scale before seeking funding if required. 
- Any resources to read up to get better idea of tech? I have zero idea of languages, codes, platforms etc. 

Thank you :)

Tech guidance for non tech founders

Finance Consultant

Hi everyone,

I've recently become fascinated by startup culture and am eager to build something meaningful and inspiring. 

Can you recommend resources or communities where I can learn about tech startups, discover new and emerging startups, and understand what makes them successful? I'm looking to immerse myself in a community that lives and breathes startups.

Thanks!

Startup Ideas and research

Salesforce Developer

hello viners,

Want to know about startups which are doing AI based solutions in the manufacturing / process industry.

which are the current big names and how does the future look like?

startups doing AI based solutions in manufacturing / process industry

Hi all,
I graduated from IIT Delhi and have been working at well established startup since. 
So for a while I have been wondering why we don't have any deep tech startups doing innovation. Don't get me wrong, there are startups doing innovations but not the kind of innovation which we would call industry shattering or taking the level up a notch. Most of these innovations are just integrating what others are doing in an aggregated platform. I again wondered this today when I saw cognition launching Devin the AI software engineer. They have a pretty small yet highly talented team. 
We in India too have highly intelligent folks educating themselves in CS, why don't we have this mindset (even I don't have this mindset). 
Is it about the difference in culture or a sense of security that folks in the US have that helps them be free from an economic point of view and try innovative things ?

Why don't we have deep tech ?

What would you suggest a person with no tech background should start learning given the current AI scenario and what to learn? For context I’ll be working mostly as a manager, I’m a marketing graduate with MBA from tier 1 college, but i want to know what things you need to learn to work in roles like PM or things you might need to know to build a tech company?

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