How To Build A Successful Tech Product - Jeroen Van Hautte, TechWolf

Product Innovation Series with Aram Melkoumov

About Jeroen Van Hautte

Jeroen Van Hautte is the co-founder and CTO/CPO of TechWolf, a startup with a laser focus on AI-based strategic workforce planning. Jeroen graduated from the University of Cambridge with a specialised natural language processing degree, Jeroen built the groundwork for TechWolf's Skill Engine technology and now heads the development within the company.

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 | Jeroen's journey building a product at TechWolf

4:02 | What the first technology Jeroen created was missing

5:22 | How Jeroen acquired his first clients after launching TechWolf solution

6:48 | When Jeroen realized that he needed to focus more on customer journey

08:27 | Jeroen’s tech solution early adopters and how they identify the gaps

11:09 | Strategies to determine the ROI or interest in your tech investment

12:38 | How to identify what to prioritize when developing new features

14:20 | Jeroen’s biggest milestones in the customers’ journey

17:31 | How Jeroen’s team works on the product and engineering side

19:07 | Defining the KPIs for your product and engineering teams

21:18 | What a North Star metric for clients’ success looks like for Jeroen

22:56 | How Jeroen role has evolved over the last couple of years

24:44 | Spending time with customers through workshops and discovery exercise

26:16 | If Jeroen had only five hours a week, how would he spend the time? Find out?

28:00 | What Jeroen would do if he were to start his company all over again

29:31 | Jeroen final message as a cofounder, CTO and CPO

QUOTES:

“Launching a tech solution can be challenging, but the trick is to be out there in the market because when you get the feedback, you can iterate.” [5:24]

“As you gain more customers, it’s important not to forget the value you provide to your early customers. Make sure they are coming along for the ride so that you can focus on serving the bigger population.” [10:10]

“As engineers, we’re often focused on solving technical problems, but we’ve to remember that we’re building a solution to change the world. A customer-centric attitude is very important. Focus on user experience rather than features.” [15:26]

“To solve a problem, you’ve got to be obsessed with it and surround yourself with people who can also find the same passion for the problem.” [29:35]

Follow Jeroen Van Hautte

Personal Website: https://www.vanhautte.be/

Company’s Website: https://techwolf.ai/

LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/jeroenvanhautte