"How involved do I need to be if you're writing all the code?"

There is no version of your idea without you.

My job is to translate your idea into something real. I can help you shape it, see it clearly, and make product decisions around it. But I cannot live your idea for you. I don't have your vision, your story, your frustration, or your insight.

If I also happen to be in the demographic for your product, that helps, because I can lean on my own instincts a little. But even then, I'm guessing. I still can't feel what you feel when you think about this problem.

Coding is Only 15%

Being able to code is maybe fifteen percent of building a product.

Coding is concrete:

• It either works or it doesn't
• There are a million ways to make it work
• Those answers are objective

Products are not like that:

• Products need intuition
• Products need vision
• Products need checking and iteration
• Products need a lot of back-and-forth

You cannot substitute that. So yes, I'll write the code, but we're building this together.