I am in conversation with Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41, a company that provides fractional CTO services, software development, data science, data engineering, and AI solutionsSome of the highlights from the conversation are:How he started programming on the Commodore 64Starting a travel company and getting hands on experience with building and managing IT infrastructureWorking in different business domainsThe importance of being adaptable and embracing new technologies.The value of listening to customers and understanding their needs.The need to balance technology adoption with practical considerations.The importance of building strong relationships and networks.The role of personality traits in successful partnerships.The importance of building a strong team culture and focusing on employee engagement.The need for quality assurance and DevOps practices in software development.Benjamin JohnsonCEO & Founder @ Particle41Benjamin Johnson is a serial technical co-founder with a track record of success and hands-on open-source programming experience. He has a wide range of being both a board-level advisor and founder but also an in-depth understanding of how things work. Through his 20+ years as a software developer and leader, he has gained extensive experience with remotely distributed development teams and business hacks.Benjamin is the CEO & Founder of Particle41, a dev firm founded by industry veterans that aims to help companies accelerate their initiatives through Software Development, DevOps, and Data Science.With a constant focus on results and ways to improve, Benjamin is having fun building highly scalable and highly secure applications.https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrjohnson/