Interview with Codeac.io founder Michal Šimon
Michal is the founder of codeac.io, helping developers fight technical debt.
- What’s Your Story?
After I finished university, I just bought a flight ticket, went to San Francisco and start searching for a job there. After around 25 interviews in a week, I ended up in a dating start-up as a developer. During the year that I spent there, I have learned one important thing: In the 19th century, there was the Golden rush. Not many things had changed since then, just the gold miners were replaced by developers. The most successful ones haven’t been those who were looking for gold, but those who were selling shovels and strainers. We have therefore decided to create a gold strainer for developers and called it Codeac.io. You can imagine that as a spell-check for programmers in the cloud.
2. What inspired you to be part of the startup community?
I’ve always been passionate about technology, but I’ve realized one day that I’d read more and more about the stories behind the technology rather than the industry itself. So, I decided to push myself and discover what’s going on in Silicon Valley in person. That inspired me to later start later my startup and help other developers to deliver better code faster.
3. What is the one important thing you would recommend to young founders?
Well, from my personal experience, it was the fact that you can rely on yourself in critical situations. Not all things go always as planned, and I think everyone must realize this inner strength. After all, who is the best person to realize your dreams? You! And when is the right time to do what you wanna do? Now! So don’t hesitate.
4. What is the most important quality for a person to have a startup?
As a founder, there are many abilities you have to gain. Sometimes it’s very tricky to make decisions you cannot win and therefore choose between bad or worse. There is no simple solution, however, the only advice I can give here is: Don’t be afraid to fail. Get up and try again, harder!
5. If you take part in Startup Weekend, what would be one idea you would like to see someone to work on?
Coming up with great ideas is definitely not enough to be successful. In my opinion, you need two other things: patience and passion. These will help you survive the most difficult times and will push you forward. I would love to see someone figuring out how to help other people find their true passion and release their full potential.
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