{"id":2668,"date":"2022-02-23T16:19:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techleap-design.nl\/techleap\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:56:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:56:33","slug":"how-derek-roos-shook-up-the-enterprise-application-space-with-mendix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/blog\/how-derek-roos-shook-up-the-enterprise-application-space-with-mendix\/","title":{"rendered":"How Derek Roos shook up the enterprise application space with Mendix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d\">\n.avia-section.av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='header-blog'  class='avia-section av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2668'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-15qnqwk-dc06b6b044d63f8eb332b8f505120424 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-15qnqwk-dc06b6b044d63f8eb332b8f505120424 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><p><div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-locq4yq5-0d0029811fc0e8a75822a8a301b8b3db av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >February 23, 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-117j6v8-19ccd72e02a127817345bec56662600c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-19ccd72e02a127817345bec56662600c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-19ccd72e02a127817345bec56662600c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-19ccd72e02a127817345bec56662600c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-117j6v8-19ccd72e02a127817345bec56662600c av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-last '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How Derek Roos shook up the enterprise application space with Mendix<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-y8liwk-e0bbfca7a2272ea72a954823c9f13cd1 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vvsyxg-c3b775666d6ef5b371b69cf1ff597310\">\n.avia-image-container.av-vvsyxg-c3b775666d6ef5b371b69cf1ff597310 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-vvsyxg-c3b775666d6ef5b371b69cf1ff597310 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-vvsyxg-c3b775666d6ef5b371b69cf1ff597310 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2669 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2669 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Derek-Roos-co-founder-CEO-of-Mendix-for-the-scale-lab-podcast-by-techleap.webp\" alt='' title='Derek Roos co-founder &amp; 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Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad\">\n.avia-section.av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='content-blog'  class='avia-section av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2668'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-tno0wk-19b821c824dfc5d44f6fb23273a6ef1e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h4 class=\"opening-text\">In this episode of The Scale Lab, we deconstruct the entrepreneurial journey of Derek Roos &#8211; the co-founder &amp; CEO of Mendix. Our hosts &#8211; Joe &amp; Constantijn &#8211; try to identify the various factors that made Mendix a pioneer in the app dev industry by discussing Capital, Talent, Market Expansion decisions Derek has made throughout his co-founder career.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:10:05&#093; Joe: What were the key things you\u2019ve learned about while establishing your product-market fit?\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3mh76u-e0456cfb9398e37e1022e6e333022332\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3mh76u-e0456cfb9398e37e1022e6e333022332{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3mh76u-e0456cfb9398e37e1022e6e333022332 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_sidebar '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"avia_auto_toc-2\" class=\"widget clearfix avia-widget-container avia_auto_toc avia_no_block_preview\"><div class=\"avia-preview-headline\">techleap Table of Contents<\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-info\">Title: <\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-in-front\">Table can only be rendered in frontend.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lnin7dil-690e09858cada6a8329eb467c4706a90\">\n.avia-section.av-lnin7dil-690e09858cada6a8329eb467c4706a90{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='content-blog2'  class='avia-section av-lnin7dil-690e09858cada6a8329eb467c4706a90 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2668'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-7e501g-35909eb2a2b69d0f09f12f6effe013ed '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:03:04&#093; Joe: When did you know you had a product-market fit with Sendcloud?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:10:05&#093; Joe: What were the key things you\u2019ve learned about while establishing your product-market fit?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:00:18&#093; Constantijn: Why do you think that in Europe we tend to celebrate entrepreneurs less compared to the U.S.? You are doing incredible stuff in the Netherlands, but it seems that it\u2019s being modestly talked about.\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:04:16&#093; Joe: Did you always have a product-market fit? Or were there key things you had to change to make it work for your product? \">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"Listen to this episode\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>Listen to this episode<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>The podcast episode is available on all major listening platforms:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/011N7o0YqjGYeubl4OdxxG?si=3UiKfRu1RL6qVJlfyg2Lqg&amp;dl_branch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, Apple Podcasts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZTQ5NmNlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/9qlqw3yq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-locvzi5l-0d57cb1169ff0f9cef2bf0764bd3a8c0\">\n.avia-section.av-locvzi5l-0d57cb1169ff0f9cef2bf0764bd3a8c0{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='quote-section'  class='avia-section av-locvzi5l-0d57cb1169ff0f9cef2bf0764bd3a8c0 alternate_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2668'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-3q1svd-161635e08fc2fae4d4fa89e0b8b7a198 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-3q1svd-161635e08fc2fae4d4fa89e0b8b7a198 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-locvz3a1-4f199632ef8e30099a196189a84379eb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-locvz3a1-4f199632ef8e30099a196189a84379eb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-locvz3a1-4f199632ef8e30099a196189a84379eb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-locvz3a1-4f199632ef8e30099a196189a84379eb av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2670 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2670 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/derek-roos-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-500x451.webp\" alt='' title='derek roos in the scale lab podcast'  height=\"451\" width=\"500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a17k9-5639690f7bfff9a24f7bdfdafaf0d162\">\n.flex_column.av-a17k9-5639690f7bfff9a24f7bdfdafaf0d162{\npadding:30px 40px 40px 90px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-a17k9-5639690f7bfff9a24f7bdfdafaf0d162 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-locw2npk-ff6492e74586499047029e3852d40e90 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Derek Roos &#8211; co-founder &amp; CEO @Mendix<\/h2>\n<div class=\"big\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/derekroos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derek Roos<\/a>\u00a0is a non-tech person running disruptive tech company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mendix<\/a>, which provides a cloud platform that enables developers and business users to rapidly build and deploy business applications. As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mendix\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0co-founder and CEO, Derek leads a pioneering team of software industry experts with the mission to bridge the gap between business and IT, making application development dramatically easier, faster and more collaborative. As a result, the company is achieving tremendous global growth and empowering many of the world\u2019s leading companies to innovate and compete with apps.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0MITCIO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"big\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8ucj7w-5d91339e8f45af22310c9b0a066149a9\">\n.avia-section.av-8ucj7w-5d91339e8f45af22310c9b0a066149a9{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='content-blog2'  class='avia-section av-8ucj7w-5d91339e8f45af22310c9b0a066149a9 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2668'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lod1mzw8-ca533157f0970b4feb99acc41e4cd83f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:03:04&#093; Joe: When did you know you had a product-market fit with Sendcloud?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:10:05&#093; Joe: What were the key things you\u2019ve learned about while establishing your product-market fit?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:00:18&#093; Constantijn: Why do you think that in Europe we tend to celebrate entrepreneurs less compared to the U.S.? 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That was a vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:09:37<\/b>\u00a0<i>&#8211; Derek &#8211;<\/i>\u00a0\u201cWe like to say, you know, we have this big vision and we&#8217;re all breathing \u2018aha\u2019 moment. But the reality is you try everything until something works and then you go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:17:54<\/b>\u00a0<i>&#8211; Derek &#8211;<\/i>\u00a0\u201cYou can sit there and think that everybody doesn&#8217;t get it or you can look in the mirror and say, maybe I&#8217;m doing something wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:30:39<\/b>\u00a0<i>&#8211; Derek &#8211;\u00a0<\/i>\u201cI was focused on creating a tribe, a family, a culture. That&#8217;s ultimately what you&#8217;re building\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:34:48\u00a0<\/b><i>&#8211; Derek &#8211;<\/i><b>\u00a0\u201c<\/b>So we said if we&#8217;re going to spend the next 10 years or 20 years, whatever our lives, building this company 24 hours a day, seven days a week, we better enjoy it\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>00:39:32<\/b>\u00a0<i>&#8211; Derek &#8211;<\/i> \u201cThat&#8217;s why you said egoless or no ego culture is so important, because egos can kill you. 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