Nils Millahn has worked in the internet industry for over 20 years. He used to run the Topshop/Topman e-commerce stores and worked on projects with global creative agencies, before launching his own data analytics startup. These days Nils mentors startups and works as a freelance technical director. Most recently he participated as facilitator and mentor in Echo’s Plexiglass incubator for female tech founders and Echo’s Startup Weekend.
Areas of expertise:
- startup business modelling
- lean startup methods
- product planning and roadmap optimisation
- defining efficient business processes
- programming, software architecture and project management
- hiring and leading multidisciplinary, globally distributed teams
- defining and implementing delivery workflows and QA processes
- key technology choices, business practice and technical infrastructure
- training teams and individuals in best practice software development
- troubleshooting and rescuing projects in difficult circumstances
- analytics and business metrics
- data privacy and compliance