It's all about people, acess to Talent and making sure that you are close to your Customers. Or: "Why you should open your European Headquarters in Vienna/Austria" Event: VIENNA REGION – Innovation and Technology in Central Europe Where: Seattle When: September 2015

1. Building a Global
Technology Company in
Boston & Vienna
Moritz Plassnig, CEO/Founder @ Codeship
@moritzplassnig

2. Codeship
•Founded 2011
•Headquartered in Boston, MA
•European Office in Vienna, Austria
•Venture Capital funded ($3M)
•25 Employees in 8 Locations
•Relocated Employees to Boston & Vienna
•Customers in 70+ Countries
Software Application Testing & Delivery in the Cloud

3. Software Companies Face
Many Challenges
• Hiring
• Finding the Right Talent, Quickly
• Retaining Employees
• Global Customer Base
• Customers from Multiple Countries/Timezones from Day 0
• Geographical Location of the Customer Truly Matters

4. It’s All About the People

5. Global Customer Base
70+ Countries

6. Location Matters

7. Vienna

8. Highest Living Quality in
the World
• Ranked by Mercer Consulting Group
• 6th Time in a Row
• Before Zurich and Munich
• Top Rankings in All Major Ratings:
The Economist, United Nations, Global Economic Power Index

9. Great Talent Availability
• Excellent Universities
• International Work Force, Especially From the European Union
• Re-location Possible, in Contrary to the United States. Work
Visa called ‘RWR’ Card
• People Want to Live in Vienna

10. Perfect Location in Europe

11. A couple of other Things
• Stable Economic Environment
• Great Legal System
• Public Grant System
• Access to the D-A-C-H Market

12. But, Keep in Mind
• It’s Not the Major Financial Hub (London)
• You Get Better Tax Breaks Elsewhere (Rep. of Ireland)
• Other Cities Have Great Talent (Munich)
• And Cheaper (CEE Countries)
• The Startup Epicenter of Europe is Elsewhere (Berlin)

13. Building a Global
Technology Company in
Boston & Vienna
Moritz Plassnig, CEO/Founder @ Codeship
@moritzplassnig