There are challenges, risks, successes, and learnings that are par for the course in most startups. How can we learn from others and try to avoid their pitfalls? In this session, Roger Barlow, Diversys Software’s Co-Founder and CEO, discusses his experiences building software starting at the very beginning of Diversys. This talk includes how to navigate the unforeseeable, such as a global pandemic.
Roger Barlow, Diversys Software’s Co-Founder and CEO, has 25 years of wide-ranging experience with both start-ups and Fortune 100 global tech multi-nationals, including having lived in Japan for nearly ten years, resulting in a strong balance of technical knowledge in software and cloud architecture, strategic business acumen, and finance expertise. Named the 2016 CareerEdge Mentor of the Year while at Bell Canada, Roger is also a dedicated leader and visionary. Roger is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P. Eng) with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from McGill University.