Is it better to ask others to implement?

• Since I can write code to some extent, I tend to try to create something on my own whenever I want to make something.

  • For example, if I were to create ParallelTalk, I was thinking of initially creating the MVP by myself.

• However,

  • I am not the type who can develop things at an overwhelming speed.
  • I don’t necessarily want to keep writing code all the time.
    • I lean more towards being a Programming as a Means person.

• Therefore, it might be more satisfying if I had more ability to rely on others for implementation, as it could expand what I can accomplish (blu3mo).

  • Is this a project management (PM) skill?
  • It’s like being able to ask someone who can do something faster/better than me to do it, even if I could do it myself if given the time.

• Regarding the issue of my development abilities, I used to write about Want to Improve Implementation Skills.

  • However, involving others is probably a more scalable solution and would make me happier.
  • Looking back now, when I was thinking about wanting to improve my implementation skills, I never considered the idea of “someone else implementing it” (blu3mo).
    • I had the idea of “asking others to do what I can’t do,” but I never thought about “asking others to do what I can do.”
  • How did I start having this idea now?
    • Recent experiences seem to have influenced it.
      • Such as the experience of having team members implement what I wanted to create at MIT Reality Hack 2023.
      • And the experience of implementing Scrapbox Translator with ChatGPT.

• Naturally, I think there needs to be a reason for people to work together with someone like me, so I want to consider the value I can bring to the table.

  • Participating as a client on crowdsourcing platforms like Upwork might be interesting (nishio).
    • Back when I was attending Tokyo Tech’s MOT, I knew about it (it was called oDesk at the time). I outsourced the framework of an iOS app and only wrote the core algorithm part myself.
    • Ah, I had never thought about that (blu3mo)(blu3mo)(takker).
    • => Trying UpWork

• Alternatively, it would be fine if there were skills to ask people who have the ability to involve others in the implementation process.

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Additional Notes

• The points above are indeed valid That’s True.

  • However, since I can create an MVP if I put in effort for a day, it’s a discussion about whether I should put in the effort.

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  • Lately, three different people from different directions have told me that it might be better to ask others for implementation (blu3mo).

However, to quickly iterate and provide feedback by creating and testing things you want to try, having the technical ability to create them yourself might be better. But there are cases where involving others can help in iterating faster (takker).

• It seems like a good idea to test if you can achieve the expected implementation speed on UpWork.
• If the prototype doesn’t seem to be coming together at the expected pace, it might be necessary to consider 647a3e1d79e1130000821a71.