The Team is Built on Trust
Ockam’s Vision
Ockam sees a future where all applications can be interoperable - everywhere.
Our Mission
To empower every builder with simple developer tool, so they can create applications that Trust Data-in-Motion
We believe in Trust
Trust The Team
Ockam moves fast, and relies on a culture of Trust. Trust is inherent, not earned. When members join the Team, they should assume that they are completely trusted by everyone to contribute their best self, from Day 1.
Take Responsibility
Everyone is accountable for their role’s Responsibilities. Ockam’s culture is Responsibility driven, not a consensus or ownership driven culture.
The responsibility of the Team is to provide an environment where every individual is empowered to act and trusted to be world-class in their role.
Be Curious
We are curious learners, who strive to understand 'why?'. Understanding ‘why’ we gain a clearer understanding of ‘for who’, ‘when’, ‘what’ and ‘how’—it means understanding motivations, emotions, priorities of others.
Understanding ‘why’ aligns the entire Team to prioritize, make fast decisions, and to align all of our efforts to all pull in the same direction.
Ockam’s Virtues
The actions that are embedded in the fabric of what we do.
High-performance mindset
Ockam is a team of doers, builders, shippers, and finishers. We celebrate things that are complete and intentional. Ideas are the easy part. We win by turning ideas into action.
At Ockam, it's essential to embrace a growth mindset. High Performance teams have the grit to do the hard things and to maintain a growth mindset. We dream audacious goals, and continue to progress towards those goals regardless of obstacles or setbacks. We also understand that every team member will win some, and lose some. Learning from losses is an essential part of a growth mindset. We strive for continuous improvement in everything that we do.
Keep things simple
The creation of simple solutions out of complex problems is the basis for our namesake, Ockam. Every idea, product, and procedure at Ockam should be governed by the principles in Occam's Razor.
We recognize that simplifying is a difficult and iterative journey. But in the end, when you keep things simple, they tend to be robust - less goes wrong, and there is less to maintain and less to breakdown.
Default to transparency
In the ethos of open source, we believe it's best to err on the side of disclosure and clarity. By making information public, we can reduce the threshold to contribution and make collaboration easier. Practicing transparency, even when hiding the details could be easier, builds trust.
Transparency is closely connected with Ockam's virtue of Simplicity. To be transparent, we must communicate ideas simply. By writing down our plans and showcasing our work we demonstrate our virtue of transparency.
Time is precious
Time is the most valuable asset that we have.
We trust each team member to use time wisely. Responsible use of time includes our own and that of others. We show up on time to meetings, keep meetings on track, and consider the impact to others when we take holidays.
We value your time. There are 168 hours in a week and we only have two all-hands meetings per week. We trust you to manage the remaining ~165 hours in any way you see fit.
Who is on the Team?
Ockam is a remote-first team and we have
an objective-oriented culture
Matthew Gregory
CEO
Started his career in professional sailing and has a passion for meteorology
Mrinal Wadhwa
CTO
Loves rock-n-roll and has a dog named Sargent Pepper
Glenn Gillen
VP of Product, GTM
Addicted to building world class tools for developers
Nicholas Ippolito
Business Operations
Enjoys snowboarding, fishing and surfing
Oleksandr Deundiak
Engineer
Rides really fast motorcycles
Pablo Polvorin
Engineer
Once debugged a performance issue on a large scale system below a giant tree in the amazon
Adrian Benavides
Engineer
Loves music, playing the guitar and video games
Eric Torreborre
Engineer
Loves functional programming and blowing into my saxophone
Davide Baldo
Engineer
Lives in the countryside, have the urge to learn how everything works
Michael Uti
Business Operations
A recent graduate that is an ace with GitHub actions
Sanjeev Nithyanandam
Senior Engineer
Adventurer who loves biking, hiking and exploring new experiences, all while savoring delicious food along the way
Chris McNeill
Account Executive
Loves big dogs, beach fishing, and restoring cars.
Chris Hildebrand
Engineer
Enjoys spending time with family, including two large bernadoodles, and listening to probably too many podcasts.
Maryanna Saenko
Board Member
Partner at Future Ventures
Fergal Donoher
Board Member
SVP at Flex
Joanna Drake
Board Member
Partner at Core Ventures
Jeanne DeWitt Grosser
Product Advisor
Head of Revenue and Growth at Stripe
Matthew Trifiro
Product Advisor
CMO at Vapor.io
Brian Mullen
Product Advisor
CMO at InfluxData
Matthew Gregory
CEO
Started his career in professional sailing and has a passion for meteorology
Mrinal Wadhwa
CTO
Loves rock-n-roll and has a dog named Sargent Pepper
Glenn Gillen
VP of Product, GTM
Addicted to building world class tools for developers
Nicholas Ippolito
Business Operations
Enjoys snowboarding, fishing and surfing
Oleksandr Deundiak
Engineer
Rides really fast motorcycles
Pablo Polvorin
Engineer
Once debugged a performance issue on a large scale system below a giant tree in the amazon
Adrian Benavides
Engineer
Loves music, playing the guitar and video games
Eric Torreborre
Engineer
Loves functional programming and blowing into my saxophone
Davide Baldo
Engineer
Lives in the countryside, have the urge to learn how everything works
Michael Uti
Business Operations
A recent graduate that is an ace with GitHub actions
Sanjeev Nithyanandam
Senior Engineer
Adventurer who loves biking, hiking and exploring new experiences, all while savoring delicious food along the way
Chris McNeill
Account Executive
Loves big dogs, beach fishing, and restoring cars.
Chris Hildebrand
Engineer
Enjoys spending time with family, including two large bernadoodles, and listening to probably too many podcasts.
Matthew Gregory
CEO
Started his career in professional sailing and has a passion for meteorology
Maryanna Saenko
Board Member
Partner at Future Ventures
Fergal Donoher
Board Member
SVP at Flex
Joanna Drake
Board Member
Partner at Core Ventures
Jeanne DeWitt Grosser
Product Advisor
Head of Revenue and Growth at Stripe
Matthew Trifiro
Product Advisor
CMO at Vapor.io
Brian Mullen
Product Advisor
CMO at InfluxData