building a global technology company in boston & vienna
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Building a Global Technology Company in Boston & Vienna
Moritz Plassnig, CEO/Founder @ Codeship @moritzplassnig
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Codeship
•Founded 2011
•Headquartered in Boston, MA
•European Office in Vienna, Austria
•Venture Capital funded ($3M)
•25 Employees in 8 Locations
•Relocated Employees to Boston & Vienna
•Customers in 70+ Countries
Software Application Testing & Delivery in the Cloud
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Software Companies Face Many Challenges
• Hiring • Finding the Right Talent, Quickly • Retaining Employees
• Global Customer Base • Customers from Multiple Countries/Timezones from Day 0 • Geographical Location of the Customer Truly Matters
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It’s All About the People
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Global Customer Base 70+ Countries
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Location Matters
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Vienna
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Highest Living Quality in the World
• Ranked by Mercer Consulting Group
• 6th Time in a Row
• Before Zurich and Munich
• Top Rankings in All Major Ratings:The Economist, United Nations, Global Economic Power Index
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Great Talent Availability
• Excellent Universities
• International Work Force, Especially From the European Union
• Re-location Possible, in Contrary to the United States. Work Visa called ‘RWR’ Card
• People Want to Live in Vienna
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Perfect Location in Europe
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A couple of other Things
• Stable Economic Environment
• Great Legal System
• Public Grant System
• Access to the D-A-C-H Market
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But, Keep in Mind
• It’s Not the Major Financial Hub (London)
• You Get Better Tax Breaks Elsewhere (Rep. of Ireland)
• Other Cities Have Great Talent (Munich)
• And Cheaper (CEE Countries)
• The Startup Epicenter of Europe is Elsewhere (Berlin)
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Building a Global Technology Company in Boston & Vienna
Moritz Plassnig, CEO/Founder @ Codeship @moritzplassnig