{"id":47226,"date":"2023-10-20T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/lessons-from-an-unlikely-tech-entrepreneur-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:52:52","slug":"lessons-from-an-unlikely-tech-entrepreneur-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/lessons-from-an-unlikely-tech-entrepreneur-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from an unlikely tech entrepreneur – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
The tech startup train is leaving the station and everyone is hitching a ride. From teachers to artists, stockbrokers to plumbers, no one is short of an idea for the Next Big Thing.<\/p>\n
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But even without a skerrick of tech expertise, entrepreneurs are popping out from the woodwork and sharing their most unlikely success stories. So if you\u2019ve got an idea, don\u2019t let a lack of tech experience faze you \u2013 there\u2019s plenty you can do to get started, and it doesn\u2019t involve learning to code.<\/p>\n
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Melanie Perkins of online design startup Canva<\/a> said it best when she stated: \u201cIt\u2019s very important to first see a problem, build a product to solve that problem, and ensure your users are happy with the product you\u2019ve built.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She is articulating how if you\u2019re skilled in a certain area, you should use it to your advantage. Chances are you understand a specific industry \u2013 which means you also know where there\u2019s pain points and subsequent business solutions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For instance, as a chartered accountant and CFO of a construction company, I knew there would be a niche in my market that would suit my skillset, I just had to find it. Numbers and construction are intrinsically linked, but a shared system for contract billing and payment approval was almost unheard of. Having an idea to solve this issue gave me the ammunition I needed to really get my business Progressclaim.com going.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like me, the 2014 Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year winners, Joe Davenport and Owen Kerr of Pepperstone, were already skilled in a single capacity \u2013 currency trading. They saw that the foreign exchange landscape was expensive and inaccessible to the everyday investor, so they created a better broker experience through automation and technology. Again, they drew on their experience and hired the right technical support to kick-start their business idea.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Which leads me to the next point\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Don\u2019t pretend you can do everything yourself \u2013 you\u2019d be setting yourself up for failure. Having a team of consultants who are skilled in the technical areas you are not so skilled at is the only way to get your business off the ground.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nHire the right people<\/b><\/h2>\n