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Eric Müller

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We are here to build products. We're here to help strategize and build the products. That was like that key moment in the roadmap, because then what it meant is we could focus on everything needed to build out a digital product team that could build exciting and well-realized products. From there, it was like, what kind of people are we going to hire? That was a part of our roadmap.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We are here to build products. We're here to help strategize and build the products. That was like that key moment in the roadmap, because then what it meant is we could focus on everything needed to build out a digital product team that could build exciting and well-realized products. From there, it was like, what kind of people are we going to hire? That was a part of our roadmap.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We are here to build products. We're here to help strategize and build the products. That was like that key moment in the roadmap, because then what it meant is we could focus on everything needed to build out a digital product team that could build exciting and well-realized products. From there, it was like, what kind of people are we going to hire? That was a part of our roadmap.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Are we going to focus on consultants or are we going to focus on full-time employees? Every quarter, we would sit down and we would basically survey the company. What are we doing? What do we like? Is there a product area, a vertical, a technology that we want to focus on? And then we'd go out and focus our attention for new work in those spaces. But all that was very loose, right?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Are we going to focus on consultants or are we going to focus on full-time employees? Every quarter, we would sit down and we would basically survey the company. What are we doing? What do we like? Is there a product area, a vertical, a technology that we want to focus on? And then we'd go out and focus our attention for new work in those spaces. But all that was very loose, right?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Are we going to focus on consultants or are we going to focus on full-time employees? Every quarter, we would sit down and we would basically survey the company. What are we doing? What do we like? Is there a product area, a vertical, a technology that we want to focus on? And then we'd go out and focus our attention for new work in those spaces. But all that was very loose, right?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

It was intentionally so because we didn't want to be one of those companies that was so hyper-focused that they missed wonderful opportunities. Or they were so hyper-focused that when, if a particular, their area of focus dried up, that the company went out of business. Like I'd seen that, right?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

It was intentionally so because we didn't want to be one of those companies that was so hyper-focused that they missed wonderful opportunities. Or they were so hyper-focused that when, if a particular, their area of focus dried up, that the company went out of business. Like I'd seen that, right?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

It was intentionally so because we didn't want to be one of those companies that was so hyper-focused that they missed wonderful opportunities. Or they were so hyper-focused that when, if a particular, their area of focus dried up, that the company went out of business. Like I'd seen that, right?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Companies that are focused on a particular technology or a particular vertical or even a particular client, like maybe a specific client, and things went bad in that area and then they were gone. And I think the best definition or example of how we succeed in that is we survive two fairly significant economic time periods.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Companies that are focused on a particular technology or a particular vertical or even a particular client, like maybe a specific client, and things went bad in that area and then they were gone. And I think the best definition or example of how we succeed in that is we survive two fairly significant economic time periods.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Companies that are focused on a particular technology or a particular vertical or even a particular client, like maybe a specific client, and things went bad in that area and then they were gone. And I think the best definition or example of how we succeed in that is we survive two fairly significant economic time periods.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We got through COVID with no problem, and we've made it through the times that are going on right now successfully.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We got through COVID with no problem, and we've made it through the times that are going on right now successfully.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We got through COVID with no problem, and we've made it through the times that are going on right now successfully.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We have a couple of skills that were always very important to us. So obviously JavaScript, React, Node on the backend, and then AWS in the cloud. And then obviously we'd bring in other technologies as we needed. So when I'm looking for folks, the first thing is obviously their skillset. Do they have the technologies that I'm interested in? And then we do the technical vetting. Can they program?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We have a couple of skills that were always very important to us. So obviously JavaScript, React, Node on the backend, and then AWS in the cloud. And then obviously we'd bring in other technologies as we needed. So when I'm looking for folks, the first thing is obviously their skillset. Do they have the technologies that I'm interested in? And then we do the technical vetting. Can they program?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

We have a couple of skills that were always very important to us. So obviously JavaScript, React, Node on the backend, and then AWS in the cloud. And then obviously we'd bring in other technologies as we needed. So when I'm looking for folks, the first thing is obviously their skillset. Do they have the technologies that I'm interested in? And then we do the technical vetting. Can they program?

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Do they understand how to solve problems? I think that's more important than pure code writing. And then I start looking for intangibles. And this is, in some ways, very important. So, one, I want every person to be able to interface with a client. And I'm not looking for everyone to have perfect people skills.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
S10 E14: Eric Müller, Presence

Do they understand how to solve problems? I think that's more important than pure code writing. And then I start looking for intangibles. And this is, in some ways, very important. So, one, I want every person to be able to interface with a client. And I'm not looking for everyone to have perfect people skills.