FinTech Magazine June 2020 | Page 123

lent its powerful database solutions to the OneTrust project - Recreo ’ s team has been able to focus on the important things that set their offering apart . “ What we wanted to do was to be the best superannuation platform ,” says Renoux . “ But we ’ re not necessarily focusing on trying to be the best at everything by going it alone .”
Gionis agrees : “ Our strategy is to bank on our strengths and leverage them but , where we have a gap , absolutely look to our partners to fill that gap . All in all , that makes Recreo a stronger platform than it would be without its partners .”
Cooperation and collaboration is also a vital part of Recreo ’ s internal structure . Gionis acknowledges that successfully managing his teams is a critical piece of the puzzle . “ I ’ ve got a lot of talented , really bright engineers , architects , and business analysts . A lot of our IP resides in their heads ,” he explains . “ A big part of my job is keeping them motivated . I want them to come to work because they love it , love the technology that they ’ re working on and love solving the problems that they ’ re having thrown at them every day .”
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