Building a Global Technology Company in Boston & Vienna

Moritz Plassnig, CEO/Founder @ Codeship @moritzplassnig

Codeship

•Founded 2011

•Headquartered in Boston, MA

•European Office in Vienna, Austria

•Venture Capital funded ($3M)

•25 Employees in 8 Locations

•Relocated Employees to Boston & Vienna

•Customers in 70+ Countries

Software Application Testing & Delivery in the Cloud

Software Companies Face Many Challenges

• Hiring • Finding the Right Talent, Quickly • Retaining Employees

• Global Customer Base • Customers from Multiple Countries/Timezones from Day 0 • Geographical Location of the Customer Truly Matters

It’s All About the People

Global Customer Base 70+ Countries

Location Matters

Vienna

Highest Living Quality in the World

• Ranked by Mercer Consulting Group

• 6th Time in a Row

• Before Zurich and Munich

• Top Rankings in All Major Ratings:The Economist, United Nations, Global Economic Power Index

Great Talent Availability

• Excellent Universities

• International Work Force, Especially From the European Union

• Re-location Possible, in Contrary to the United States. Work Visa called ‘RWR’ Card

• People Want to Live in Vienna

Perfect Location in Europe

A couple of other Things

• Stable Economic Environment

• Great Legal System

• Public Grant System

• Access to the D-A-C-H Market

But, Keep in Mind

• It’s Not the Major Financial Hub (London)

• You Get Better Tax Breaks Elsewhere (Rep. of Ireland)

• Other Cities Have Great Talent (Munich)

• And Cheaper (CEE Countries)

• The Startup Epicenter of Europe is Elsewhere (Berlin)

Building a Global Technology Company in Boston & Vienna

Moritz Plassnig, CEO/Founder @ Codeship @moritzplassnig