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Any founders with English as a second language?

2 points by oliversisson ↗ HN
Hi everyone

How many of your founders out there have English as a second language? What do you do when you need help with improving your English or just help on improving a document?

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CyberFonic
Really depends where you live and your resources. The best solution is to attend an adult english course. The side-benefit is you meet others in a similar situation to yourself.

Other alternatives are to find a fluent English speaking/writing co-founder or to pay for professional editing / copywriting /PR services. Of course, these alternatives presume that you have above average technical skills in your domain of expertise.

Over the long-term you probably would benefit the most from the first suggestion. Your success in an English speaking country takes a big hit if you are not able to fluently communicate with others in a variety of situations. Of course, if you are targeting a specific multi-cultural demographic, then such concerns are greatly diminished.