Episode 109 - Mark Quezada, CTO and Co-Founder at Hobnob

The Startup Catalyst

We welcome the talented Mark Quezada, Co-Founder and CTO at Hobnob.io. Mark is one of the most talented full stack developers and startup minds in #startupparadise. He’s founded multiple companies, has built apps and websites visited by millions, and has been a major asset in the Hawaii startup ecosystem for nearly a decade. Some highlights of the interview include Mark's story about getting his first contract to build a website in high school from his math teacher, what it was like working for eBay founder and billionaire, Pierre Omidyar (make sure and stick around to the very end for a BONUS Pierre anecdote), and finally some great nuggets about his experience with various startups including: Fast Customer, Minded, and of course the awesome product that is Hobnob! A gem of a section is our conversation of when Hobnob is using phone numbers, and we talk a good amount about how they have overcome the difficulty of not using email, including the day they got covered by TechCrunch a --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/startup-catalyst-podcast/support