This video was recorded at Code BEAM STO 19 http://bit.ly/2W2vgDC Get involved in Code Sync's next conference http://bit.ly/2Mcm4aS --- BUILDINGS START-UPS WITH ELIXIR by Michael Schaefermeyer THIS TALK IN THREE WORDS: Insights Challenges Experiences TALK LEVEL: Beginner ABSTRACT Start-ups face unique opportunities and challenges often different from established businesses. One opportunity is the liberty to choose the tech stack one deems most fitting (or likes best). Yet a wrong decision will cause major headaches in the future. This talk will shed light on how Elixir helps to build reliable products in a short amount of time. It will also discuss what drawbacks it has compared to other languages. Read the full abstract: https://codesync.global/speaker/michael-schaefermeyer/ --- THE SPEAKER - MICHAEL SCHAEFERMEYER Successfully taught Elixir to juniors and built start-ups in it. Michael started using Elixir in 2014 at his job at Bleacher Report, where he introduced first proof of concepts in Elixir, some of which developed into crucial services still in use today. He went on to co-found Inverse.com, where he wrote the vast majority of backends services in Elixir. He wrote a few hex packages, including CORSPlug and Boltex, a driver for the binary protocol that Neo4j. After Inverse Michael joined the company builder lab25 in Münster, where he acted as interims-CTO for startups written in Elixir. More on Michael Schaefermeyer: https://codesync.global/speaker/michael-schaefermeyer/ --- CODE SYNC & CODE BEAM STO 19 Code BEAM STO is powered by Code Sync. Code BEAM STO 19 was sponsored by Klarna, The RealReal, Erlang Solutions, dek technologies, Derivco Sports, and aeternity. CODE SYNC Website: www.codesync.global Twitter: www.twitter.com/CodeBEAMIO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CodeSyncGlobal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/code-sync/ Mail: info at codesync.global #Elixir #Startups