Finding a technical cofounder would have been difficult for me. I was an English major and didn't know any computer programmers.
The one thing we learned over 5 years is that nothing works better than just improving your product. - Jessica Livingston
The one thing we learned over 5 years is that nothing works better than just improving your product.
- Jessica Livingston
My skills weren't that I knew how to design a floppy disk, I knew how to design a printer interface, I knew how to design a modem interface; it was t… - Jessica Livingston
My skills weren't that I knew how to design a floppy disk, I knew how to design a printer interface, I knew how to design a modem interface; it was t…
Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They never lost si… - Jessica Livingston
Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They never lost si…
Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality. - Jessica Livingston
Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality.
Pick a big enough project, something that's really hard, something that over the years you can work on. - Jessica Livingston
Pick a big enough project, something that's really hard, something that over the years you can work on.
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… - Jessica Livingston
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…
People like the idea of innovation in the abstract, but when you present them with any specific innovation, they tend to reject it because it doesn't… - Jessica Livingston
People like the idea of innovation in the abstract, but when you present them with any specific innovation, they tend to reject it because it doesn't…
Cofounders will endure so much together that their relationship is often compared to a marriage. - Jessica Livingston
Cofounders will endure so much together that their relationship is often compared to a marriage.
Lots of people were skeptical, but that's always true when you do something that hasn't been done before. - Jessica Livingston
Lots of people were skeptical, but that's always true when you do something that hasn't been done before.
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