At Quixxi, we’re all about community. We’re a dedicated team of professionals, but we’re also a family of supportive peers. And like any family, we all have our different attributes, our peculiar quarks, and our individual ambitions.

As we continue to work towards our common goal, we’re eager to share our dreams and personalities with you. Join us every Tuesday for an in-depth Q&A with individual team members, and get to know the people behind the Quixxi name.

Today we’re. talking to Darshan Shah, Project Manager at Quixxi.

Tell us about your role at Quixxi. You’re one of the pioneering members of the company, tell us something about that experience.

A: Well, I remember that funny moment. It was December 2014 and I was supposed to meet Gianpaolo, but he was soaking up some sun and surf on Manly beach. So, the first person I met was our CEO, Giuseppe Porcelli.

The work environment was fascinating. A wide office full of natural lights close to the beach in the heart of Manly. At that time, only seven people were working there, now more than 100 people around the world are working for Quixxi.

I’m a project manager at Quixxi, and as a Project Manager my main responsibility is to deliver high-quality products to the market by boosting the productivity and morale of the Quixxi team.

2. What do you love most about working at Quixxi, and what do you find most challenging?

First of all, I love the product. I strongly believe it has a lot of potential.

The overall objective of Quixxi, as a product, is to change the way developers work by helping them to create better applications, and manage them at the same time, using Quixxi modules.

On the other hand, constantly innovating and maintaining competition is both challenging and rewarding.

3.When was the first time you heard about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, and what were your initial thoughts? How has your opinion changed over the last few months?

It was around six months ago when Giuseppe asked me if I knew much about the industry. I told him that I had heard about blockchain technology, but wasn’t sure how it could relate to Quixxi! He told me that was a good starting point, and I remember spending the whole night looking for information and researching blockchain. The next day, I was so excited to start integrating blockchain technology with the Quixxi platform.

My ideas on blockchain and cryptocurrencies have changed a lot. At the beginning, I related blockchain only with cryptocurrencies, but what I’ve learned is that blockchain can act as a digital ledger of transactions, and can be applied to anything that is required to be recorded and verified.

4. Complete this sentence: “Blockchain technology is going to change …”

… the World.

In the next two years, most digital transactions will be backed by blockchain technology, be it buying a coffee or a luxury yacht. I also believe that blockchain brings trust to any transaction, and that we will soon see the integration of blockchain within the banking and financial institutions, too.

5. How do you see Quixxi fitting into this change?

Quixxi is all about building NextGen Solutions. As such, Quixxi will continue to support developers by integrating blockchain technology into our comprehensive solution.

Using Quixxi, millions of developers around the world will be able to create better, faster, and more secure blockchain based applications within minutes.

We recently have been shortlisted at the IAMAI event in New Delhi, as one of the finalists for the “Best Mobile Cyber Security Product or Service” award. We’ve also been selected to attend the “Munich MUST” event next February. Both are great opportunities for Quixxi and the team.

6. How do you motivate the Quixxi team to reach their goals?

The main role for me as a Project Manager is to mentor the Quixxi team. Recently, I travelled over seas to meet each member of our Quixxi family based in India. The team members were inspired and motivated when I shared the vision of Quixxi in 2018.

We have set realistic goals for Quixxi and for each team member, measuring performance regularly to ensure we’re always working to our fullest capabilities. I always encourage creativity, support new ideas, and give challenging tasks. We also have a transparent reward system that recognises hard working team members for their outstanding excellence.

7. How do you close a project? Do you have any fun or quirky procedures when it comes to closing a project?

Darshan Shah, Project Manager at Quixxi.

Closing a project is a very important step, and I always celebrate project success with the team to recognize their hard work. For example, the team and I celebrated the recent success of one of our social channels, Yammer.

In addition to celebrating, we track the lessons learnt, so that we won’t keep repeating any mistakes made along the way. The end of a project is a great time to review those lessons, ensuring that the key takeaways from the experience have been communicated to everyone working at Quixxi.

8. Team, ideas, funds, timing. What’s most important for success in a start-up environment and why.

Team. The people are the most important assets for any start-up, in my opinion. A start-up can be well funded, and you could have the best idea in the world, but unless you have a strong team, the ideas will never be executed and there won’t be any success.

9. Tell us about your project management style. Are you a detailed and organised planner, or more of a chaotically creative coordinator?

Project Managers are supposed to be organized most of the time, and I can say I am one of them. I am very detail oriented, and I like working in a peer-to-peer style, compared to a sort of instructions-provider style. My project management style is that of a team leader, one that has strong coaching traits and patience. I always spend some time in building a relationship with the team at Quixxi. Having a team that can function well outside of the office is irreplaceable; sharing is caring. When team members care for each other on a level deeper than being co-workers, they will be willing to put more effort into their roles. And this reason is one of the many reasons why Quixxi has received huge success as a product being used by thousands of developers around the world.

About Quixxi

Quixxi provides a security solution for app developers and is currently developing blockchain capabilities to add to it’s marketplace of services, via the Quixxi Token Distribution Event (TDE). Register to find out about pre-sale bonuses by joining the Quixxi newsletter. Stay in touch by following Quixxi on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Lastly, keep an eye out for updates on their TDE, and by joining their Telegram, Reddit, and BitcoinTalk community channels.

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