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Let me start by saying I am very happy that you responded to me. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I feel like there is very much an industry stan

Let me start by saying I am very happy that you responded to me. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I feel like there is very much an industry standard personality-wise (that I think you are more similar to). I don't think I am anything like the industry standard - I am headstrong with an ego rivaled by few. I don't think I am better or worse suited for what we do, but I am noting the difference. My ultimate point is that I gain a lot of insight when other people, who I know are different personality wise, give me their thoughts on how they would/do run a business. A lot of people in my family run successful businesses and I have access to who/what personalities they hire, but the line of work my family is in is not technology-heavy at all. I am inclined to think my dad is more likely to hire people that don't put a large amount of their personal time into their work, simply because he runs a very customer oriented business. Being able to relate to and engage people is very important. Diversified interests help a lot in being able to do this. So like I said, I approach it differently (maybe it's learned from my parents and relatives), but I appreciate you responding to me very much. It helps me to figure out what makes you tick.

raganwald 16y ago
There are a lot of things I have in common with other programmers I've met, but at the same time my life has taken a less-than-stereotypical path. For example, I worked as a salesperson for a number of years and was something of a bright light when doing so. That being said, a skill at "qualifying" and "closing" prospects them should never be confused with being a people person, sometimes quite the opposite. My mother was a systems programmer in the 1960s, and speaking of discrimination and so forth, she is both Black and Female. There were probably more Unicorns in captivity than Black, female programmers in that decade. She later became a very successful real estate broker, so I was also exposed to entrepreneurship at an early age.

raganwald 16y ago

There are a lot of things I have in common with other programmers I've met, but at the same time my life has taken a less-than-stereotypical path. For example, I worked as a salesperson for a number of years and was something of a bright light when doing so. That being said, a skill at "qualifying" and "closing" prospects them should never be confused with being a people person, sometimes quite the opposite. My mother was a systems programmer in the 1960s, and speaking of discrimination and so forth, she is both Black and Female. There were probably more Unicorns in captivity than Black, female programmers in that decade. She later became a very successful real estate broker, so I was also exposed to entrepreneurship at an early age.