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Jacques Bosch & Piro Vorster: Inversion: Co-founder stories - winning despite the challenges (275)

Nov 19, 2023

Founders of Inversion, Jacques Bosch and Piro Vorster, discuss the challenges of starting a business, the importance of excellence and expertise, the benefits of a global workforce, adoption of blockchain and AI technology, and their hobbies in coding and Brazilian jujitsu.

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Quick takeaways

Inversion's success can be attributed to their expertise in software development tailored for the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Despite the challenges of visual impairment, Jacques Bosch's coding skills and unique perspective have contributed to Inversion's success.

Deep dives

The Founding of Inversion

Inversion is a technology design and build consultancy with a specialization in the insurance, reinsurance, and hedge fund industries. The founders of Inversion, Jacques Bosch and Piravoste, have been working together in various companies for many years before deciding to start their own business. They seized the opportunity with one of their clients and launched Inversion over five years ago. Since then, they have grown their team and built a successful niche business with an impressive client list.

Introduction

2min

Founding Inversion: Overcoming Challenges and Building a Niche Business

4min

Personal Story of Visual Impairment and Coping Strategies

2min

Coding, Software, and New Developments

2min

Coding Tools, Challenges Faced by Visually Impaired Co-founder, and Testimonials from Insurance Companies

13min

Productivity Gains, Martial Arts, and Success with Inversion

3min

Inversion specialises in bespoke software development services tailored for the insurance and reinsurance sector. This week Robin Merttens spoke with Inversion's founders, Jacques Bosch and Piro Vorster, and in their conversation they touched on the story behind the creation of the company, and the various secrets to success the founders have picked up by working together.

Key talking points include:

Founding a company and overcoming unique challenges - both inside and outside the industry
Why excellence and expertise are important to Inversion
The benefits of having a global, connected workforce
Blockchain and AI technology adoption: anything but a trend
The value of hobbies: coding and Brazilian jujitsu

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Jacques Bosch & Piro Vorster: Inversion: Co-founder stories - winning despite the challenges (275)

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