Jamie Turner, Co-Founder and CEO of Convex: $30 Million Raised to Build the Future of State Management

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jamie Turner, Co-Founder and CEO of Convex, a state management platform for web developers that's raised nearly $30 Million in funding, about why more and more people moving into the software space is placing more pressure than ever on the pace and scale of software development. With Convex, Jamie and his team are offering a streamlined development solution allowing people to spend more time focusing on the front-facing, human-orientated part of their market-winning idea, while spending as little time as possible on their backend technology.

We also speak about Jamie’s career experience as both an entrepreneur and as part of Dropbox, why state management can be a complex problem for app developers, Jamie’s vision for the future of more accessible software, and what sets Convex apart from any potential market competition.

Topics Discussed:

• Jamie’s career between entrepreneurship and market-leading tech company Dropbox
• Why state management is a critical issue for contemporary business, and how it is so often underappreciated
• Convex’s unique offering to streamline the software development processes, and give developers more time to focus on the front-end
• Why a glut of new entrants into the software space drives a need for innovative software development solutions
• The challenges of starting a business, and why learning to love to learn new things is an important skill for any new entrepreneur
• Why people are more important than systems, and building a business around your team will never let you down

 

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