Non-technical founder seeking advice on building an MVP

Hi everyone,

I’m new to this community. 👋 I’m nontechnical, and I want to bring my idea to life so I’m looking for some guidance.

My idea is to build a simple web app that generates images for users. From what I understand, it would need:

At this stage, I only want to build enough to validate my idea. I’m not sure if this is the right design or if I’m missing important parts.

I have a few questions and would really appreciate your advice:

Is this the right approach for an MVP to make it as a web app?
What important parts am I missing?
As a non-technical person, can I realistically build this myself by learning from videos, or are there serious technical challenges I won’t be able to handle alone?
If I decide to hire a developer, what questions should I ask to make sure they’re capable of building this project?
What are the major red flags or risks in web app development that I should know before starting?
For idea validation what is a realistic budget, or are there hidden costs (especially for AI image generation) that non-technical founders usually don’t know about?
And what other question do I need to ask myself?

Thanks a lot for your time and help. I’m here to learn.

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