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Why I Started the Summer Hackers Program

Jessica Livingston · 22 Mar 2019

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  1. Our reading

    Domain-expert female founders are often hamstrung in building startups because they can't program.

    Their wordsWith female founders, I've seen a lot of cases where the woman is an ass-kicking domain expert in some field and has a clever idea but she's completely hamstrung because she can't program.

  2. Our reading

    Choosing the wrong cofounder or programmer and having to replace them can create enough delay to kill a startup.

    Their wordsin a startup, if you choose the wrong programmer or cofounder and have to replace them, the delay alone can be enough to kill the company.

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