Ida Johannson is a 22-year-old entrepreneur and founder, passionate about people, leadership, machine learning and Gen Z products. At 18, she dropped out of high school and founded her first company, Hyred, a platform within HR tech that used machine learning to improve decision-making in recruitment. The company was acquired in June 2023. She built the company for 5 years, entirely bootstrapped, and expanded the business to four countries and to a team of 50 people. As a self-taught software developer, her expertise lies in combining technology and product innovation with a Generation Z mindset.

What began as Turn in 2019 became Hyred in 2022. 

I started Turn Consulting on my eighteenth birthday in 2019 and right then and there we knew very little about what kind of platform we were building. What I did know was that we were going to turn the recruiting industry upside down (hence Turn). Today, almost two years later, we know more about our position in the market and it is time for a new solid foundation to stand on for our brand. 

Hyred is an online platform that connects youths with part-time job opportunities based on their skills, availability, and location. It offers an internal payment system for security and convenience. Users can build their skills through various part-time jobs, and these skills are recorded on their Hyree Card. This platform empowers youths to choose how and where they work while gaining valuable work skills. Employers can also join to post part-time job listings for free and efficiently find suitable candidates. Hyred aims to help businesses reduce costs and find quality workers by tapping into a nationwide pool of skilled young talent. This allows users to gain skill badges and achieve financial and professional independence in the digital era.

Ida is based in Stockholm, Sweden. With her business, she’s not only trying to help businesses be more effective in their hiring process but also helping students and young adults get recognized by companies. In our highly competitive business world, it is often difficult to break into the workspaces. Her innovative company is helping students get part-time jobs and is changing the hiring process for the better. 

Bas Buursma

Meet Bas Buursma, the powerhouse at CodeSandbox, where he not only co-founded the company but also holds the impressive titles of Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Board Member.

But Bas’s journey to CodeSandbox is not your run-of-the-mill story. Before diving into the world of web development wizardry, he served as the Commissioner of Internal and External Affairs at v.v. Drienerlo. He was the mastermind behind the thrilling internal and external competitions, all while juggling the sponsor, promotion, and website committees within the football association. 

Bas Buursma’s educational journey is equally fascinating. He started with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from the University of Twente, and then he kicked it up a notch with a VWO in NT (Natural Sciences), complete with a side of Management & Organization and Research & Design at Dr. Nassau College Quintus.

CodeSandbox is a smarter way to share code. After high school Bas worked at Catawiki and his co-workers shared code using Slack which while effective,  could often be slow and tedious. After this revelation, he began to build CodeSandbox. Imagine not having to deal with the hassle of saving code on your local machine or wrestling with GitHub just to share your work. His solution to code involved link-coded sharing. 

 “If you’re just going to troubleshoot some code, you don’t want to wait for anything to download or install, you just need to open it,” 

Bas, alongside his co-founder Ives van Hoorne, dreamed up a platform that’s a game-changer. It boasts an online code editor and a nifty prototyping tool, all accessible in your web browser. They’ve crafted virtual sandboxes where coding dreams come to life, and you can effortlessly share your creations with colleagues.

Bas used his abilities as a storyteller to gain partnerships one of which was Kleiner Perkins. Bas and Ives received a call from a partner at Kleiner Perkins one evening, and that call marked the beginning of their journey. Following a trip to San Francisco in early 2019, CodeSandbox successfully raised a Seed round of $2.4 million, which enabled them to expand their team and grow the company.

And to wrap it all up, at CodeSandbox, Bas has his trusty allies. Tamás Szumori, the Data Analyst, and Oskar van Eeden, the Head of Business Operations, are right there in his corner, reporting directly to him. Together, they’re making the magic happen in the world of web development.