This week we were able to speak with Max Ignatyev, the founder and CTO of sympli.io. Max sheds some light on his experience building his team while still working a day job, his motivation for building the product, what every founder should make sure they know before they expand, and much, much more. Enjoy!
Max is originally from Siberia and worked for many years as a software engineer, including 2 years at The Washington Post, before developing his product and his team. He worked nights and weekends before moving full time, and now helps manage his remote company of over 15 people from his home in Maryland.
This episode will be particularly interesting for you technical founders and software engineers looking to build a business around sophisticated technology, as Max has some really important insights. One in particular is their approach to accountability and ownership.
Used by some of the world's top companies, Sympli is a collaboration tool for UI designers and developers that streamlines design handoff and makes design implementation easy. Also, check out their new "Versions", a top version control tool for designers.
Max's book everyone should read: Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker.