Friday's Last Word: Mendix CEO Derek Roos
Mendix CEO Derek Roos co-founded the Boston-based app platform with Derckjan Kruit in 2005. What does he do outside of the office? Find out in this profile.
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To find out who Derek Roos is outside of the office, click through this slideshow.
ROOS: Bruce Springsteen.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: It looks like "The Boss" is going to be facing some pretty hefty tax bills.
ROOS: "Patton."
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: "Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."
ROOS: Jeep.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: It's about time I trade my Jeep in for an upgrade. Any suggestions?
ROOS: "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." I like how he devotes the bulk of each episode to one topic.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: Better than "The Daily Show with John Stewart"? Only time will tell.
ROOS: "The Hard Thing About Hard Things" by Ben Horowitz.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: One of Andreesen Horowitz's founders takes a look into building a business when there are no easy answers.
ROOS: iPhone 6 for my wife.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: I'd like to personally welcome her to the club.
ROOS: The Volvo Ocean Race app. I'm following the race in real time.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: Need a way to keep track of what's going on at the Volvo Ocean Race?
ROOS: I don’t drink cocktails. I prefer Friday afternoon beers in the office.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: We should set some time aside to talk more — preferably a Friday afternoon.
ROOS: "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: "Purple Haze" has a place on my playlist.
ROOS: California road trip.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: Sounds good right about now.
ROOS: California road trip.
TALKIN' CLOUD'S SPIN: Sounds good right about now.
Friday's Last Word: Mendix CEO Derek Roos — Who exactly is he?
Mendix CEO Derek Roos co-founded the Boston-based app platform with Derckjan Kruit in 2005. He's been CEO of the startup — which aims to enable enterprises to build, integrate and deploy web and mobile applications — since its founding.
What are his plans for Mendix?
"We're all about triple-digit growth this year, which means primarily one thing: hiring," he says.
Who does Roos challenge to sit in the hot seat?
Paul Maritz, CEO of Pivotal.
What is "Friday's Last Word"?
Friday's Last Word welcomes cloud-centric CEOs who are willing to speak with Talkin' Cloud without someone peeking over a shoulder. Click on each photo to learn more about the CEO you're viewing — it's that simple.
Think you can handle sitting in the hot seat? Send an email to Talkin' Cloud Senior Editor CJ Arlotta at cj.arlotta [at] penton.com for further information. If he doesn't get back to you right away, bother him some more — and more.
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