Re: [OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing?

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Subject	Re: [OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing?
From	James Brewer <james@brwr.org>
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On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:28 AM, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com>wrote:

> -People are on crazy deadlines and have no time to work with you.
>
>

> -People make you feel like an idiot when you ask a question and they
> intimidate you so you don't come back and ask more.
>

Both of these issues exist; mainly on the part of the CTO. I feel like
everyone else is on board with making a few changes that need to happen,
but management is much more concerned with pushing code to keep investors
happy. While I understand that we have to move quickly as a startup, I
don't understand why we are sacrificing quality for speed.

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Re: [OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing? James Brewer <james@brwr.org> - 2014-04-08 12:44 -0700

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