Business
I am in conversation with Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41, a company that provides fractional CTO services, software development, data science, data engineering, and AI solutions
Some of the highlights from the conversation are:
- How he started programming on the Commodore 64
- Starting a travel company and getting hands on experience with building and managing IT infrastructure
- Working in different business domains
- The importance of being adaptable and embracing new technologies.
- The value of listening to customers and understanding their needs.
- The need to balance technology adoption with practical considerations.
- The importance of building strong relationships and networks.
- The role of personality traits in successful partnerships.
- The importance of building a strong team culture and focusing on employee engagement.
- The need for quality assurance and DevOps practices in software development.
Benjamin Johnson
CEO & Founder @ Particle41
Benjamin Johnson is a serial technical co-founder with a track record of success and hands-on open-source programming experience. He has a wide range of being both a board-level advisor and founder but also an in-depth understanding of how things work. Through his 20+ years as a software developer and leader, he has gained extensive experience with remotely distributed development teams and business hacks.
Benjamin is the CEO & Founder of Particle41, a dev firm founded by industry veterans that aims to help companies accelerate their initiatives through Software Development, DevOps, and Data Science.
With a constant focus on results and ways to improve, Benjamin is having fun building highly scalable and highly secure applications.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrjohnson/