Mustard recently raised a €400,000 pre-seed investment from Tribal.vc.
Pitch your concept, please
The concept is simple. Instead of software engineers applying to work for companies, companies use Mustard to apply to interview and hire pre-screened developers.
How long have you been in business?
Mustard was formed in 2014, but this version of the product has only been open to the public for the last 60 days or so. Previously we had built and run a web app focused on the hospitality market, but because of our successes in building a tech team, we quickly refocused our efforts on the industry we know and love. (Mustard recently raised a €400,000 pre-seed investment from Tribal.vc.)
What did you want to be ‘when you grew up’?
An architect. I’ve always loved building things. I studied Venture Management and Computer Science in University, and now I get to build things online, which suits me more I think.
What’s your ambition now?
If we can maintain the atmosphere we get to work in every day and still keep growing at this rate, I will be a very happy man.
What’s the most important thing you have learned so far in business?
I think a lot of people in tech suffer from imposter syndrome, including me, but having the courage just to get started was one of the pivotal points so far for me.
What was your biggest ‘mistake’ in business so far?
Forgetting to take it easy. Earlier in my career, before Mustard, I got way too wound up by the small things, and eventually burned out. I think that happens to a lot of people with big ambitions, so I suppose I’m lucky that I have had the chance to learn from those mistakes and now I make sure to find time to do things other than work.
Who inspires you in the business world?
It’s usually friends who I
