Building a SaaS Company in Facilities Management Without Code — Darren Whitaker Barnett on Entrepreneurship

Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice

WhosOnLocation founder and CEO, Darren Whitaker-Barnett, believes that the safety and security of people, assets, and IP starts with knowing who is on-site. Their SaaS app, WhosOnLocation, makes managing the presence of people easy, and verifying their safety in the event of an evacuation hassle free.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/darren-whitaker-barnett-entrepreneurship/

What You Will Learn in This Episode

• Why entrepreneurship is a lot like Darwinism and what entrepreneurs should be doing to ensure success.
• How to build a tech company when you don't have a background in hands-on tech.
• The gap in people-presence management space that led to the development of WhosOnLocation.
• Why you should put a minimum viable product (MVP) in a customer's hands as soon as possible.
• How to have a conversation with a potential customer about a problem they don't realize they have.
• Why the facilities management is growing into a $56 Billion market.
• What corporate or field workers should do to increase the safety and security of themselves and the organization.
• The most common threat to tech offices and how to handle them.