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

URL: https://wonderful.so/blog/how-involved
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Content type: Question and answer
Published: 2025-10-17
Updated: 2025-10-17
Author: Rulian at Wonderful
Asked by: Anonymous
Tags: Working Together

## Question

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

## Answer

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 can't 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, and those answers are objective. Products aren't like that. Products need intuition, vision, iteration, and a lot of back-and-forth.

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