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From Failure To Success - The Story of UXPin

Tech Startups and New Ideas Night 04 March 2015 - London

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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.

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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 HouseLocation

Software HouseOur Startups

renuval.com

Software HouseOur Startups

conventica.com

Software HouseOur Startups

UXPin.com

Software HouseThe story begins in 2008

Software HouseContent Marketing

Software HouseContent Marketing

Software HouseIn the Meantime

Software HouseTogether we are stronger!

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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

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Read more about us on http://desmart.com/blog

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See you in Gdynia!