Another way to think of this is in terms of cost-per hour:
Say you could secure a reliable, competent developer for $75 to build your app — which is possible.
$15,000 / 75 = 200 hours
Can your app be built in 5 weeks of full time work?
Yes, this is possible.
Your role as a non-technical founder is then to maximize the output of that developer’s time with effective project management, clear instructions, etc.
(The math changes if you need, a designer or additional skill sets.)
At @Crowdbotics we help non-technical people turn ideas and specs into working software, including apps, browser extensions blockchain, software, AR/VR, chatbots, etc. http://www.crowdbotics.com
A number of companies from Y Combinator’s Startup school have used Crowdbotics to build their MVP. Those fully-functioning MVP builds typically cost about $6k and take about a month to complete.
