"Finding a programmer to work with if you don't already know one will be a challenge. Merely judging if a programmer is exceptional vs. competent will be very hard if you are not one yourself. When you do find someone, work together informally for a while to test your compatibility."

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Source : "The Advice For Any Woman Who Wants To Found A Startup" by Jessica Livingston, www.businessinsider.com. January 31, 2011.

Jessica Livingston

#Judging Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Working Together Quotes

“I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.”
“We must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.”
“Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.”
“I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and what you are as a human being, they can more appreciate what you are as a performer.”
“Zingers should glow with intelligence as well as drip with contempt.”
“With such compelling information, the question is why havent we been able to do more to prevent the crisis of underage drinking? The answer is: the alcohol industry.”
“I feel very lucky and very blessed. I just hope that I can keep doing my job and that people keep liking what I do and that the opportunities continue. That's the best that I can hope for.”
“Your life is an opportunity to give the gifts that your soul wants to give.”

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