secret sauce
who are we?
US startup
based in budapest
founded in 2010
we compete in the apparel market
three times the size of hungary's gdp
we work with other companies (B2B)
who happen to have a lot of customers
and enormous traffic
we solve two major problems
finding the right fit
finding the right style
how?
data feeds and data mining
visual recognition / feature extraction
visual recognition / feature extraction
Cowlneck
Sleeveless
Mid-thigh
Solid
White
behavorial data (Logs)
we work with
we work with
we use
we use
we like
Gopher
we are downtown
we are a small team
who am I?
i'm gabor
i'm the tech lead at secret sauce
how did i end up here?
moodlogic (2002-2007)
EPAM (2007-2010)
ssp (2010-)
how is this relevant?
if we're going to work together
we'll spend most of our time together
we're going to build things together
we're going to learn from each other
we should know and like each other
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so let me help with the decision
business life cycle
business life cycle
business life cycle
business life cycle
every company is different
business stage
company culture
where is your comfort zone?
we have a unique opportunity
but it's not for everyone
trust your instincts
this is not a competition
the real question you should ask
are we a match for you?
