This week Louis is joined by Mike Stone, the founder of The Gnar Company, a Boston-based software development consultancy. Louis and Mike talk about the highs and lows of running a business and the particulars of the industry, including when it makes sense to hire an outside engineering group — and what to know before you do.
Highlights include:
-An explanation of “foundational software” as it relates to outside engineering support
-What to know before hiring a software dev firm
-Emerging trends in software development
-How The Gnar has changed in response to the pandemic (and why it’s called “The Gnar”!)
More on today’s episode, including a full transcript @ www.rocketplace.com/podcast.
[Guest / Host bios]
Guest: Mike Stone is Founder of The Gnar Company, a Boston-based software development group that consults with both startups and enterprise companies, including institutions like The John Hopkins School of Medicine and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Host: Louis Beryl is the founder and CEO of Rocketplace. A 3x founder, investor, and board member, Louis began his tech career as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz. When he's not building businesses (or talking about them!) Louis enjoys cooking for his family and talking at length about it to anyone who will listen.