Скачать или смотреть You Don't Need Developers or Investors to Start a Tech Business (Advice from a Serial Founder)

Most new founders think they need a software team or investor money to launch a startup. That’s wrong.

In this video, I explain how to validate your idea fast—without code, without outside funding, and without burning money. Using simple tools like Google Sheets, landing pages, email lists, and fake door tests, you can prove demand before spending a cent on development.

This approach, called pretotyping, saves time and prevents costly startup mistakes.

You’ll learn:
• Why software developers and investors aren’t step one
• How to build a pretotype instead of a full product
• Practical ways to test demand (landing pages, mailing lists, fake listings)
• How to avoid over engineering and wasting money
• When to bring in developers or funding—on your terms

If you’re thinking about launching a tech startup, SaaS, or online product, watch this before writing a single line of code.

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Chapters

0:00 – The startup myth: you need engineers and funding
0:30 – What a pretotype really is
1:20 – Example: service first, tech later
2:00 – The mailing list + landing page method
3:10 – Testing demand with fake marketplace listings
4:40 – Using Google Sheets and forms to prototype
6:00 – Why scale doesn’t matter early on
7:00 – When to involve software developers or agencies
8:20 – Talking equity and funding from a stronger position
9:20 – The real goal: prove demand before you build