Bob Van Luijt is a CEO and Co-Founder at Weaviate. He possess expertise in technology, internet of things, creative problem solving, strategic thinking, music and 37 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Firstly, a word of warning. If you are looking for a technical person who follows everything others have done and presents no new fresh ideas, you won't find that here. If you are looking for off the wall, seat of your pants, change the world ideas. Read on. I worked with Bob on a challenging e-commerce programme that looked to replace an ageing Oracle platform. What could have been a mundane cost saving only like-for-like approach, was something clever, innovative and original, that aimed to replace the old platform as needed, but provide additional benefits (outside of cost savings) in a revolutionary custom platform that would provide futurebility, cost control and an improved user experience. I wish I could describe the detail for you, but alas it was all too clever for me. Bob is a Steve Jobs type. You won't always know where he is going, but the destination you get to will exceed all your expectations. If your brave enough, employ him.", "We have worked with Bob on the transition of our website to a new, modernized and fully responsive site. Bob has been instrumental in bringing the outside in when it comes to the latest in web development and design in all cases thinking lean and open source without the functionality being unreliable or non-scalable . His energy and willingness to succeed as well as the way he takes people with him on that journey are unique. Challenging the status quo!", and "Bob van Luijt is undoubtedly a creative force to be reckoned with. A true “Renaissance man,” Bob’s ability to see challenges as opportunities, and voids as a chance to build something new, inventive and spectacular is inspiring. He constantly challenges the status quo, and asks “why not?”, resulting in outcomes that achieve business objectives, but also reflect advanced design and usability. We did not always agree on approach, and those were the times I really appreciated Bob’s collaboration, as a vigorous, but always collegial exchange of views often ended in the best result. I hope to work with Bob and benefit from his talents again someday, and would recommend him highly."