What is your end goal? Do you really need 'Rockstar' skills to accomplish that? If your aim is to say build a functioning webapp, you can probably do it in 1-2 months by yourself. I started from scratch in Feb and released www.sgelections2011.com 2-3 weeks ago.
I think for 'business' guys out there feeling the need to be technical (like myself), don't forget that you're not trying to be the CTO (unless you really want to then its going take a lifetime of commitment). The tech is merely a tool for you to understand the technical aspects of the business better, not for you to take over it. Sooner or later, you want to get a real techie who lives and breathes it to come in and take charge.
Personally, I had a 6 month deadline to create a complete databound website by myself. Like I mentioned, I did in in about 2 months and wrote about that experience on my blog pragmaticstartup.wordpress.com if you feel like reading it.
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What is your end goal? Do you really need 'Rockstar' skills to accomplish that? If your aim is to say build a functioning webapp, you can probably do it in 1-2 months by yourself. I started from scratch in Feb and released www.sgelections2011.com 2-3 weeks ago.
I think for 'business' guys out there feeling the need to be technical (like myself), don't forget that you're not trying to be the CTO (unless you really want to then its going take a lifetime of commitment). The tech is merely a tool for you to understand the technical aspects of the business better, not for you to take over it. Sooner or later, you want to get a real techie who lives and breathes it to come in and take charge.
Personally, I had a 6 month deadline to create a complete databound website by myself. Like I mentioned, I did in in about 2 months and wrote about that experience on my blog pragmaticstartup.wordpress.com if you feel like reading it.
Hope this helps.