Asia Tech Podcast caught up with Hans-Justus Daase after meeting at the .NFQ Summit in Ho Chi Minh City. Justus is a co-Founder and CEO of Mertus, which offers services around recruitment and consulting with a focus on IT-Projects.

Some of the topics that Justus discussed:

• Being educated as a lawyer, but always trended towards entrepreneurship
• The status of digital transformation in Europe
• The challenges of hiring tech talents in Germany for Germany
• The importance of open and clear communication in hiring
• Dealing with the uncertainty of building from scratch
• Gen-Z's impact on the labor market and hiring globally

A couple of other titles we considered for this episode, but ultimately rejected:

1. You Have to Find a Different Solution
2. You’re Asking to Be Disappointed