3. Pioneers. with Ulrike Mueller (former co-founder of Demandware)
This week's guest is Ulrike Mueller, a former CTO known for creating innovative software products throughout all of her career. She started back in the 80’s as a programmer, and was part of the movement that pioneered the Software as a Service model for eCommerce on an enterprise scale. Building the technical foundations, software, even hardware, years before the SaaS model was a standard. The most notable platforms she helped create are Intershop in the 90’s, Demandware in the 2000’s, and New Store in 2015. This episode is packed with over 30 years of experience and insights, and key advice for young CTO’s on both technical aspects of the role, but also priorities, team building and the mindset needed to be successful in this career.