S7 Bonus: Juan Soberanis, Beacon

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Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

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🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Back in 1986, Juan Soberanis and his family got a personal computer for the house - a Commodore 128. He asked his mother if he could take it to his room, and taught himself how to program, and of course, he did some gaming on it as well. This was the genesis of his career path, which picked back up in college. Outside of tech, he has kids in their 20's, and spends a lot of his free time hiking and being outdoors. Juan has been working with startups for quite some time. At one point in his career, he became a contractor doing mobile development. Through a number of contracts with a specific investor, Juan found himself as the CTO of a startup, pitching an idea for what his current venture would become. This is the creation story of Beacon. 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	It turns out because we needed to pivot, because we really needed to go fast and we needed to reduce our burn rate.
0:08.0	We could not use AWS anymore and do all that at the same time, reduce our burn rate and be able to pivot quickly.
0:15.0	So the technology decision that I made going from the one startup to the next was to move away from
0:23.5	AWS and use Firebase. And that was only because I could reduce the team size and the client's
0:32.5	developer, that is the app developer, me, could also do the server development.
0:39.1	I'm Juan Soboranus. I'm co-founder and CEO of Beacon.
0:47.7	This is Code Story, the podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries,
0:53.6	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.
1:02.3	I'm your host, Noah Laphart.
1:03.9	And today, Huan Soberanus is leading the charge to give you a secure way to find your people.
1:13.5	All this and more.
1:15.1	On Coat Story.
1:19.8	Back in 1986, Juan Soberanis and his family got a personal computer for the house,
1:24.8	a Commodore 128.
1:26.7	He asked his mother if he could take it to his
1:28.6	room and taught himself how to program and of course he did some gaming on it as well. This was
1:33.5	the genesis of his career path. Outside of tech, he has kids in their 20s and spent a lot of his free
1:38.3	time hiking and being outdoors. Juan has been working with startups for quite some time. At one point in his career, he became a contractor doing mobile development.
1:47.8	Through a number of contracts with a specific investor,
1:50.3	Juan found himself as the CTO of a startup pitching an idea for what is his current venture.
1:57.1	This is the creation story of Beacon.
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