PRESENTATION: Fast Growth: A retrospective on 5 years of key technical decisions by Joshua Silver, http://patientco.com/ and @1yellowbrick
Mini-talk by Robert Swarthout: SVG, PNGs, and ImageMagick
NEW LOCATION: We are now meeting at Polygon Atlanta in Atlantic Station. See directions at http://polygonatl.com/directions/. Easiest: park, then take the Green #5 elevator to the 2nd level. Exit the elevator, bear left, and look for Polygon above Moe’s (photo on directions link above).
Description: During this presentation, Joshua will highlight key technical decisions made during the last 5 years as Patientco grew from an “idea on a napkin” into an early stage startup – and then into the thriving, high-growth technology company it is today. While focused primarily on PHP decisions, Joshua will also touch on other key elements of the tech stack that have proved instrumental to Patientco’s success. Whether you’re leading a large team in a Fortune 500 company or are just a single freelance developer, there will be plenty of “lessons from the trenches” and actionable takeaways.
About Joshua: Joshua Silver is VP of Product Development and the technical co-founder of Patientco – a fast-growing healthcare IT and payments startup in Atlanta. In addition to leading the Product Development team, Joshua is responsible for Patientco’s overall product direction, R&D initiatives, and technology strategy. His expertise in consumer-centric system design, secure payment processing, and scalable web architecture has helped Patientco deliver a market-leading healthcare payments platform. Joshua brings with him over 13 years of PHP development experience and nearly a decade of product management experience as both large and small companies. Joshua holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he graduated with Highest Honors.
When: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 — 7pm-9pm
