From: "Michael J. I. Jackson" <mjijackson@...>
Date: 2009-06-27T04:12:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Cool things to say about Ruby

Ditto that. No need to even mention the programming language you're  
using when talking to investors. Instead, focus on personnel and  
process.

Michael

On Jun 26, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Joel VanderWerf wrote:

> The Rap Show wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm trying to write about Ruby in my business plan - but what can I
>> say to impress my investors? These aren't technical people so
>> copy/pasting from Wikipedia is a no go.
>> I'm looking for things said by prominent people or companies -
>> something like how Ruby is the world's best programming language or
>> whatever. Any ideas?
>
> If you're investors aren't technical, why bother discussing  
> programming languages at all? Tell them a bit about system  
> architecture, your development processes/culture, team strengths,  
> what's new and difficult about the problems you are solving, what  
> distinguishes your approach, etc.
>
> -- 
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>