Jan Hesters

At 14, I read "The Universe In A Nutshell" by Stephen Hawking. From that day on, I was hooked and knew I wanted to study physics. In 2013, I began my physics studies at the RWTH Aachen. During my studies, I spent half a year at the University of Technology in Sydney.

In 2017, after earning a Bachelor of Science in Physics, I co-founded Ordersome with my long-time business partner, Nikolas Chapoupis. Although the startup failed, it taught me how to program and many more invaluable lessons. Following this, I spent a year working in the blockchain space and received mentorship from Eric Elliott.

I joined Hopin as the seventh employee in early 2020. During the pandemic, the company grew rapidly to over a thousand employees. I helped build the React app and interviewed over 100 candidates during this growth. I also helped set up the video infrastructure, led a team of 12 engineers as an engineering manager, and worked on integrating in-house video technologies.

In 2023, Nikolas and I doubled down on ReactSquad. Our mission is to help companies create exceptional software with React by providing top senior developers and best-in-class training and consulting. As ReactSquad's CTO, I have the privilege of working with dozens of startups and Fortune 500 companies, creating apps and websites used by millions of people.