S8 Bonus: Alex Yarotsky, Hubstaff

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

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4.6 • 216 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Alex Yarotsky got into tech as a little kid. In fact, he remembers watching the movie Toy Story, and wanting to learn how to build the tech that drove its creation. He got into University, but eventually, dropped out, and went the standard Eastern European software route, by joining a consultancy. Post that, he joined his first tech startup, and hasn't looked back since. Outside of tech, he is married with 2 fat cats. He and his wife enjoy MMA, and traveling. Twelve years ago, the founders of Alex's current venture noticed that the demand for freelancers was growing in the market. They also noticed that very few time tracking solutions existed, and they wanted to tackle this niche. Later, Alex joined the crew to take the product to the next level, as CTO. This is the creation story of Hubstaff. 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	So when the company was in the startup phase, it was simpler.
0:04.6	At that stage, you don't have bad customers, like any paying customer is a good customer.
0:10.4	These users are usually a great source of ideas.
0:13.7	Secondly, Hubstaff wasn't the first product on the market.
0:16.9	There were others, so Hubstaff could copy from competitors.
0:22.6	Thirdly, when Hubstaff started growing but still was in the startup phase, we were able to see what issues our customers
0:28.7	experience with the product or what issues our prospects describe us when they move from our competitors
0:34.9	to us. So this was another source of ideas, issues or struggles that customers or prospects have.
0:41.2	My name is Alex Yorotsky. I'm the CEO at Hubstaff.
0:46.6	This is Code Story.
0:49.4	A podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries.
0:52.4	It's six months moonlighting.
0:53.9	There's nothing on the backcats.
0:55.8	Who share what it takes to change in industry.
0:58.3	I don't exactly know what to do next.
1:00.2	It took many goes to get right.
1:02.0	Who built the teams that have their back.
1:04.5	The company is its people.
1:06.1	The teams help each other achieve.
1:07.5	Most proud of our team.
1:09.0	Keeping scalability top of mind.
1:11.7	All that infrastructure is up pain.
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