The Hagenberg University of Applied Sciences has meandered through Jumio’s past press releases, interviews, blogs and classifieds. For a very good reason. The proximity of the Jumio development center to the school allows for a fruitful cooperation.

Start-up days in Hagenberg

Last weekend, Daniel finally made a personal appearance on the Hagenberg campus to talk about his start-up and entrepreneurial experiences and engage in an extended and quite personal Q & A. Interest was high, level of motivation beyond and the quality of the questions off the hook. Daniel once again leaned heavily on the messages “Network now!” and – more importantly – “Do it!”

The latter is what characterizes a lot of the so-called Silicon Valley spirit. A message perfectly portrayed by famous Vancouver hardcore band D.O.A. who said “Talk Minus Action Equals Zero”. Daniel again praised the Valley spirit and an environment that encourages creative young minds to start their own enterprise. An environment with little bureaucratic obstacles and the chance to network everyday while getting lunch.

“Hagenberg definitely has that feeling to it.” (Mattes)

Overall the three-day STARTeurope event clearly left the attendees motivated to get their own ideas off the ground. When? Now!

Everyone is listening, one loves the camera.

Jumio’s staff is expanding rapidly.

And even though we operate in a state of anardemocracy here at the Jumio HQ and the development centre, the screens on the desks reveal who is important at Jumio and who is not quite there yet. As cruel as it sounds, once again it looks like size does matter.

Here are the gadgets, and the according position within the company.

Coffee Gophers/Interns

Marketing Assistants

Marketing Head Honcho and the Creative Cluster

Development Interns

Flash/Backend/Action Script Gurus and the Biz Dev Boss

HR Chief, Financial Master, Developer Villain

The Founder!

We’ve got a variety of new jobs for you. We need

- Developers and System Engineers: Good  skills in Java, C++, Ruby on Rails, Linux, MqSQL, Experience with mobile apps

- Sales Engineer: IT experience/background, Project Management and Sales Skills, Willing to travel, to act as a liason between Customer and Development Team

and

- a Key Account Manager: Looking for a creative Business Developer with a strong customer orientation

Does this sound like something you can see yourself doing? And rest assured, work at Jumio is entertaining, the pay is according and you’ll be part of something new and exciting. Drop your application at jobs@jumio.com

Daniel was invited to speak at a distinctively funky and fresh event last week.

Why funky? Why fresh?

Because it was an unpretentious gathering of young entrepreneurs, that gave the whole evening a fresh and ambitious feeling. Successful business people shared their tips and tricks of the trade with the audience.

So last Thursday, Daniel planted himself on the stage and answered a bunch of questions. A few of those questions were built around previous statements Daniel has made, for instance liking the development of another Facebook to winning – and he means really winning – the lottery. On that note the tip of the day was to not just go for sheer user numbers, but to keep a very strong focus on the issues that surface repeatedly when you are an entrepreneur.

How exactly am I going to make money with this? Is there a chance to expand my product over the years? If that is of importance: Is someone eventually going to buy my company? The chances are higher to sell a few enterprises for 100 Mio than one for 2 Billion. Keep that in mind.

Here’s another topic Daniel spread his thoughts on: Communications. How many channels do we really communicate through? Are all of these channels really necessary, or does it become increasingly difficult to prioritize in the flood of information. The idea of social networking is not purely quantity, but also quality, and not just one platform/social network but also the vast realm of bloggers, friends, colleagues, journalists etcetera.

Like it has been said in the opening statement, the evening was extremely motivating and highly refreshing, with a lot of entrepreneurial talent present.

The get-together was organized by Junge Wirtschaft – a division of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. Thanks for the invite, and see you again soon!

There are offices and there are offices. Take a look at ours.

A few things in life are of true importance. Feeling well. The affection of people you care about. A marginally healthier lifestyle than Amy Whinehouse’s. And a cool place to bring some ideas to life.

If this looks like a place you can see yourself working at, send us an email jobs@jumio.com or drop by. We’re still looking for developers.

If you already have a job, good for you! But you’re still invited to drop by for a coffee to check out the Jumio office.

Co-founder of VoIP platform Jajah.com, Daniel Mattes, has unveiled a new start-up for online payments called Jumio.com, a universal transaction solution for both individuals and businesses.

Details are yet undisclosed, except “it will be a revolutionary, quick and easy service that fulfills our high security criteria”, explains Mattes. Jumio is currently in stealth mode, the official presentation of the service is planned for later this year.

Jumio is headquartered in Mountain View, California, while the development centre is currently being set up in Linz, Austria. For Thomas Kastenhofer, COO at Jumio, this particular region is a definite first choice. “Both the Technical University of Linz and the Software Park Hagenberg are close by and produce an elite of developers every year.” Jumio expects to offer up to 100 jobs for developers in their offices in Linz, applications can be mailed to jobs@jumio.com