I'm nearing the end of Stage 1 for the second time. The experience closely resembles the one from last time, except deeper. Oh, and now there's the added bonus of rethinking my life values and goals every 2-3 days. I don't remember this being there before. While this may not sound very productive, it actually isn't affecting productivity that much and it shapes me to be more authentic.
I've let go of the last programmer, that used to work with me. Disappointing performance, but still salvageable. I definitely learned a lot of stuff regarding how to pick the right people better. I have to point out that every one of my business partners for the last 6 months has been picked before the stages with relevant programming in BASE.
This time around I'll be considering a lot more variables when choosing partners. For one, I'll be slower to trust that someone has the startup's best interest at heart.
"Judge a man by his actions, not by his words." Apart from the soft skills this entails, it is also much easier to judge a programmer's actions when you know programming yourself, so there's that. There's a soft smile on my face when I remember how I used to treat with high respect anyone, who had the ability to "talk to computers". Now I'm far from being that easily impressed. Let's see what this brings.
I've let go of the last programmer, that used to work with me. Disappointing performance, but still salvageable. I definitely learned a lot of stuff regarding how to pick the right people better. I have to point out that every one of my business partners for the last 6 months has been picked before the stages with relevant programming in BASE.
This time around I'll be considering a lot more variables when choosing partners. For one, I'll be slower to trust that someone has the startup's best interest at heart.
"Judge a man by his actions, not by his words." Apart from the soft skills this entails, it is also much easier to judge a programmer's actions when you know programming yourself, so there's that. There's a soft smile on my face when I remember how I used to treat with high respect anyone, who had the ability to "talk to computers". Now I'm far from being that easily impressed. Let's see what this brings.
