Ask HN: Business and programming?
Hello everyone, I would like to have your advice on an issue which is bothering me for a while right now. I know there are already some "how to learn to program" threads on HN but I feel like they are not helping with my decision. I'm a 25 years old business student from Germany and I will graduate this year. I already have an MBA degree from an American university. However, my big passion is the Internet and Internet startups. I'm also the co-founder (&#60;10%) of a startup in Germany where I'm responsible for business development. I'm really enjoying what I'm doing and I'm planning to start my own Internet startup after I graduate. However, I'm not happy with my lack of skills in coding/web development.<p>Sure, there is always the possibility of hiring programmers or getting a programmer as a co-founder for a startup, but I would really prefer to be able to test my ideas myself and not just to be the "business guy" who's crunching the numbers. However, I know that it's a long road to learn coding and I've already made the decision in life to be a business guy. Usually my attitude is that it's never too late to learn something, but I'm not sure whether learning to program is the right choice for me. It would take years before I would be a decent coder and somehow I feel like doubting the path I've chosen (--&#62; business).<p>I would really like to have your opinion on this. Should I just focus on business or should I just do it and learn to program?<p>Thanks,
Malte<p>P.S.: Even though I've studied in the United States, my English is far from being perfect. So please ignore typos etc if possible. ;)