Our one-line pitch is…
We help psychologists and psychotherapists care even better for their clients.
Introduce your team, and tell us one interesting thing about each member. We are…
Igor – the scientist – moved to the USA after graduating from high school in Slovakia more than 10 years ago. He is a PhD student in psychology and is passionate about finding new ways to understand human behaviour. He believes that technical innovation will be the best way to understand people.
Milan – the manager – is a project manager and online marketer. Two years ago, he started sharing his experience and helping startups achieve their goals. He wants to make the world a better place. Igor is a childhood friend so joining forces was a natural thing to do.
Cristian – developer – has been a startup aficionado since the age of 16 and always wanted to be part of a startup. Besides doing work at Youcognize, he enjoys solving algorithmical problems and likes keeping up with the latest trends in programming languages.
Marek – developer – thinks that writing computer programmes is the coolest thing in the world. And now, he likes it even more. Before joining Youcognize, Marek built many projects on various platforms and does a lot of web security consulting.
Photo credit: YoucognizeWe received our initial capital through…
We used our savings to cover the initial costs and then secured an angel investment in November 2013.
The real pain about starting a business in Slovakia is…
We don’t think that there is any real pain about starting a business in Slovakia. However, our main market is in USA, so it’s obvious that it would be easier to be based there.
The person that inspires us is…
The goals we have set for ourselves are our inspiration at the moment.
The one app/service that we couldn’t live without is…
We are a remote team so we need to collaborate online. And we use Podio and Google Apps for that, whether it’s planning founders’ calls, managing leads, reporting bugs or preparing a business plan.
The one thing we would save from our burning office is…
Well, we don’t have an office yet. But most likely the lighter 🙂
The worst piece of advice we ever got was…
We won’t say because it would probably hurt the one who gave us the advice.
The one thing that will make us quit is…
Things have gone pretty well so far, so we haven’t even though about quitting yet. And we believe that we will never have to.
Our inside joke is…
Milan and Igor pop a virtual bottle of champagne every time we reach a milestone. For example when we uploaded our first app to Google Play or when we were selected a Startup Awards 2013 finalist.
You might not believe it, but we…
We are a remote team at the moment. The first time the developers will meet in person is at TechPeaks this spring.
We’ll call ourselves successful when…
When we make Youcognize a sustainable business that keeps helping people live higher quality lives.
The startup we really want to see on inventures’ Startup Pick is…
Datamolino.
Visit youcognize.com to get in touch.
