- Published: Sunday, 03 February 2013
When you do something, do it whole and completely so that it's done to the best of your ability, then ship. Your attention to detail shows that you care.
About Me
Forbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.
I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.
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