Building Bold: How Quickbase’s Platform Powers Innovation at Scale with Jon Kennedy, Chief Technology Officer

Episode notes

In this episode of Builders Wanted, we’re joined by Jon Kennedy, Chief Technology Officer at Quickbase. John discusses how Quickbase is helping businesses innovate through its no-code platform, enabling users to build custom solutions swiftly. He shares insights into the challenges of scaling a global engineering team, the importance of fostering an empowering work culture, and the transformative potential of AI in low-code development. - Key Takeaways: The importance of empowering non-technical users, or "citizen developers," through Quickbase's no-code platform. The critical balance between fostering rapid innovation and maintaining strong governance, security, and reliability standards. Effective leadership and organizational transformation rely heavily on listening and adaptability. - “ It's very empowering, like, I solved this problem. And guess what? You built a computer application and you're not a computer programmer.

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