FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
Matillion was founded by CTO Ed Thompson ( left ) and CEO Matthew Scullion ( right )
Q . WHAT HAS BEEN MATILLION ' S GREATEST CHALLENGE IN THE LAST YEAR ?
» One big challenge is keeping our product as current and modern as possible , to be able to tackle three core customer issues : the complexity of cloud data ; increasing resource pressure ; and lack of data productivity . But this has become much more achievable as we deploy our technology as a full Software-asa-Service ( SaaS ) solution .
The greatest challenge , however , is transitioning to that full SaaS mindset and technology , which is a big business test . The technology is the easiest bit to get right , and I expect Matillion will be very successful in doing that . But I think we ' ll have to work very hard on achieving the necessary mindset , throughout this year and next .
Q . DURING YOUR TIME AT MATILLION , WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST LESSON ?
» The mantra all software companies need to live by is : ‘ perfection is the enemy of good enough ’.
All the time , technology firms have something valuable , but they keep it in their back pocket because they don ’ t think it ’ s good enough yet . That ’ s the quickest route to failure .
24 December 2022