S6 Bonus: Ben Turner, Verituity

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4.6 • 216 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Ben Turner's grandfathers were both an entreprenuer. One grandfather went to Cornell, but ended up buying a fishing boat and then eventually, a hardware store. His other grandfather started a grain elevator after WWII, followed by going into real estate. He learned to be blind to risk, which is important in starting something new. Outside of tech, he likes to do outdoor activities, like kayaking, mountain biking and trail running. Ben was apart of a company called Network Solutions, and when they started that company, there wasn't the concept of a payment gateway. To make a solution work, you had many technical hurdles that existed. Two years ago, Ben started looking into how you solve this problem. This is the creation story of Verituity. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com * Check out Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com * Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/CODESTORY Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Payments are oddly technical.
0:03.0	They shouldn't be, but they are.
0:06.0	There are about 12 different payment types, and all of them have their own complexity.
0:13.0	And so one of the mistakes we made is we tried to tackle too many of them at one time,
0:19.0	which caused serious complexity from an engineering standpoint
0:22.6	that probably cost us a good six, eight weeks in our timeline. The learning from that was
0:31.6	take advantage of breaking things into smaller bites and set some milestones when those bites
0:37.3	should come together.
0:39.2	My name is Ben Turner, and I'm the founder and CEO of Airtuity.
0:47.7	This is Code Story, the podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries who share in the critical moments of what it takes to change in industry and build and lead.
0:59.5	A team that has your back.
1:02.4	I'm your host, Noah Laphart.
1:04.6	It's how Ben Turner assembled microservices and created a best-in-class platform for verified payments.
1:12.6	All this and more on Coat Story.
1:20.6	Ben Turner's grandfathers were both entrepreneurs.
1:22.6	One grandfather went to Cornell but ended up buying a fishing boat and then eventually a hardware store.
1:28.4	His other grandfather started a grain elevator after World War II, followed by going into real estate.
1:34.3	He learned to be blind to risk, which is important in starting something new.
1:39.6	Outside of tech, he likes to do outdoor activities like kayaking, mountain biking, and trail running.
1:45.9	Ben was a part of a company called Network Solutions, and when they started that company,
1:50.3	there wasn't the concept of a payment gateway.
1:52.7	To make a solution work, you had many technical hurdles that existed.
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