I am Co-Founder and CTO at Shoutt. Shoutt is on a mission to transform the way businesses and freelancers connect and collaborate. No race to the bottom. No commissions. A lot less noise. We facilitate strong relationships rather than gigs, and everything is vetted - talent and opportunities - to ensure no time is wasted.For Freelancers - We bring 1000+ quality freelance opportunities every month: - We spend 40+ hours per week curating opportunities from various sources so you don’t have to.- Our live feed is updated throughout the day so you can apply early and win more clients.- List on our marketplace to access Shoutt exclusive opportunities from quality clients.For Businesses - We help you find quality freelancers:- Post an opportunity or browse quality talent that has been pre-screened- No more large comissions! All transactions are 100% commission free- Hire freelancers on platform and benefit from payment protectionSo how did I get here? I've always been passionate about building products and using technology to tackle real-world problems. I'm action-oriented and thrive on innovation and leadership. I have 15 years of experience in Full-Stack Web Development and 5 years in Machine Learning (ML) and Cloud Technologies. I have always been interested in working in a startup and this seems as good a time as any! Previously, I worked at Baillie Gifford, where I was played a big part in launching their first systematic investment strategy using machine learning (ML). As an Investment Data Scientist, I developed ML models in Python to predict company growth and share price returns, and oversaw the ML Ops team. Through this experience I learned a lot about equity investing, company financials and machine learning. In addition to this role, at the same time I was also a Software Development Manager for the Investment Research Team where I led a team of six, driving the development of innovative tools and systems. Notably, I spearheaded the creation of a tool to automatically translate highly formatted Chinese Annual Reports to English. I also previously worked at Amazon as a Technical Program Manager. I was the manager of 3 projects including 9 Software Developers in the Dynamic Advertising team. I was responsible for driving business growth of Mobile App Advertising and Amazon Instant Video advertising on third party sites and applications. I learnt a lot in my short time at Amazon, particularly about innovation, leadership and culture which has helped me a lot in my career since.