I am in conversation with Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41, a company that provides fractional CTO services, software development, data science, data engineering, and AI solutions

Some of the highlights from the conversation are:

• How he started programming on the Commodore 64
• Starting a travel company and getting hands on experience with building and managing IT infrastructure
• Working in different business domains
• The importance of being adaptable and embracing new technologies.
• The value of listening to customers and understanding their needs.
• The need to balance technology adoption with practical considerations.
• The importance of building strong relationships and networks.
• The role of personality traits in successful partnerships.
• The importance of building a strong team culture and focusing on employee engagement.
• The need for quality assurance and DevOps practices in software development.

Benjamin Johnson

CEO & Founder @ Particle41

Benjamin Johnson is a serial technical co-founder with a track record of success and hands-on open-source programming experience. He has a wide range of being both a board-level advisor and founder but also an in-depth understanding of how things work. Through his 20+ years as a software developer and leader, he has gained extensive experience with remotely distributed development teams and business hacks.

Benjamin is the CEO & Founder of Particle41, a dev firm founded by industry veterans that aims to help companies accelerate their initiatives through Software Development, DevOps, and Data Science.

With a constant focus on results and ways to improve, Benjamin is having fun building highly scalable and highly secure applications.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrjohnson/