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Software House
From Failure To Success - The Story of UXPin
Tech Startups and New Ideas Night 04 March 2015 - London
Software House
Who we are andwhy we are here?
desmart.com/who
Software HouseTeam
Piotr DuszynskiCEO
13 years as PHP Developer (he doesn’t code anymore), runs DeSmart software house for 11 years, co-founder of UXPin and Conventica.
Piotr has worked with computers since he was 14.
Software HouseTeam
Damian WinkowskiNew Business Manager
An ex-Googler, fan of technologies, that shape
the future of marketing and sales. Responsible
for building strong relationships with existing and
new customers. Social geek with a strong need
to meet new interesting people.
Software HouseTeam
Marcin TrederCEO of UXPin, the pirate
Design enthusiast that literally lives for creating the best user experience possible. After years working as a UX Designer and UX Manager he focused on his own start-up UXPin that provides tools for UX Designers all over the world. UXPin tools are used by designers in companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce.
Software HouseResults
⇁ almost 30 people on the board (office in Gdynia and Silicon Valley)
⇁ 2 investment rounds (250 K USD + 1,5 M USD)⇁ over 4000 paying customers⇁ mentioned on magazines like Smashing Magazine
Software HouseOur Lessons
⇁ no matter how good is your software, without the right people on the board you won’t be successful.
⇁ choose team member wisely and make sure they are willing to work hard on the product.
⇁ CEO has to be a passionate person about the topic related to your startup