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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>