Our Story
As we draw 13 years in business, we would like to reflect on some reasons “WHY” we started Aerion Technologies, and how the “WHY” has evolved over the years, and how it continues to drive our business and Aerion’s culture today.
Back in 2008, Andrew Romeo & Anthony Sapountzis founded Aerion Technologies while in their final year of university. Our founders were young, naive, had zero business experience, and a lot to learn.
Back in 2008, Andrew Romeo & Anthony Sapountzis founded Aerion Technologies while in their final year of university. Our founders were young, naive, had zero business experience, and a lot to learn.
A Glance At Aerion
2008
Year Founded
26
Team Members
70
Happy Customers
Infinite
Lines of Codes
First Client
Our first client was VSSEC (Victorian Space Science and Education Centre) in Strathmore, Melbourne. The first project was a simulation game to help year 9-10 students to keep astronauts alive on the Mars surface.
We had a lot of fun, made lots of mistakes, and went way over the budget. Those mistakes allowed us to learn a lot from this project and started us on our journey to always improve and deliver great solutions.
We made mistakes but we still loved every minute; the problem solving, the learning process, and the best of all, the smile on the faces of students when they engaged with the platform.
Till today, the Mission to Mars has educated over 50,000 Victorian students and still is operational.
We had a lot of fun, made lots of mistakes, and went way over the budget. Those mistakes allowed us to learn a lot from this project and started us on our journey to always improve and deliver great solutions.
We made mistakes but we still loved every minute; the problem solving, the learning process, and the best of all, the smile on the faces of students when they engaged with the platform.
Till today, the Mission to Mars has educated over 50,000 Victorian students and still is operational.
First Client
Our first client was VSSEC (Victorian Space Science and Education Centre) in Strathmore, Melbourne. The first project was a simulation game to help year 9-10 students to keep astronauts alive on the mars surface.
We had a lot of fun, made lots of mistakes, and went way over the budget. Those mistakes allowed us to learn a lot from this project and started us on our journey to always improve and deliver great solutions.
Given all the mistakes we made but we still loved every minute; the problem solving, learning process, and the best of all the smile on the faces of students when they engaged with the platform.
Till today, the Mission to Mars has educated over 50,000 Victorian students and still operational.
We had a lot of fun, made lots of mistakes, and went way over the budget. Those mistakes allowed us to learn a lot from this project and started us on our journey to always improve and deliver great solutions.
Given all the mistakes we made but we still loved every minute; the problem solving, learning process, and the best of all the smile on the faces of students when they engaged with the platform.
Till today, the Mission to Mars has educated over 50,000 Victorian students and still operational.
The useless tech
Over the years we developed a number of solutions, some hit the mark, delivering real value while others sadly became shelfware.
There is nothing more disheartening to a team if their solution never sees the light of the day. Especially when you put your heart and soul into a project, spending endless hours and writing 100s of 1000s of lines of code.
In the early days, we followed the lead of our clients, trusting that they knew the path ahead. Little did we know that our clients' requirements generally spurned out of their own minds with little to no validation from key stakeholders and prospective users.
There is nothing more disheartening to a team if their solution never sees the light of the day. Especially when you put your heart and soul into a project, spending endless hours and writing 100s of 1000s of lines of code.
In the early days, we followed the lead of our clients, trusting that they knew the path ahead. Little did we know that our clients' requirements generally spurned out of their own minds with little to no validation from key stakeholders and prospective users.
A desire to innovate
No matter how good we were at designing and developing software, we still had projects that failed to deliver business value.
Through these frustrations, we began to question why some projects got users, while others burnt time, money and delivered no value.
We began to ask why? We started to investigate.
We backtested our projects and dug into the tech industry as a whole. Unfortunately, we found that this was the norm in the tech space. According to Standish Group's Annual CHAOS report, 66% of technology projects end in partial or total failure.
Time and time again tech projects fail to cost businesses 100s of 1000s dollars, if not millions of dollars.
We were at crossroads. We could either continue to follow our clients' lead in the hope that they knew the path ahead or we could take the lead, get inquisitive, ask more questions and save us and our clients' dreams.
Through these frustrations, we began to question why some projects got users, while others burnt time, money and delivered no value.
We began to ask why? We started to investigate.
We backtested our projects and dug into the tech industry as a whole. Unfortunately, we found that this was the norm in the tech space. According to Standish Group's Annual CHAOS report, 66% of technology projects end in partial or total failure.
Time and time again tech projects fail to cost businesses 100s of 1000s dollars, if not millions of dollars.
We were at crossroads. We could either continue to follow our clients' lead in the hope that they knew the path ahead or we could take the lead, get inquisitive, ask more questions and save us and our clients' dreams.
A desire to innovate
No matter how good we were at designing and developing software, we would still have projects that failed to deliver business value.
Through these frustrations, we began to question why some projects got users, while others burnt time, money and delivered no value.
We begin to ask why? We started to investigate.
We backtested our projects and dug into the tech industry as a whole. Unfortunately, we found that this was the norm in the tech space. According to Standish Group's Annual CHAOS report, 66% of technology projects end in partial or total failure.
Time and time again tech projects fail to cost businesses 100s of 1000s dollars, if not millions of dollars.
We were at crossroads. We could either continue to follow our clients' lead in the hope that they know the path ahead or we could take the lead, get inquisitive, ask more questions and save us and our clients' dreams.
Through these frustrations, we began to question why some projects got users, while others burnt time, money and delivered no value.
We begin to ask why? We started to investigate.
We backtested our projects and dug into the tech industry as a whole. Unfortunately, we found that this was the norm in the tech space. According to Standish Group's Annual CHAOS report, 66% of technology projects end in partial or total failure.
Time and time again tech projects fail to cost businesses 100s of 1000s dollars, if not millions of dollars.
We were at crossroads. We could either continue to follow our clients' lead in the hope that they know the path ahead or we could take the lead, get inquisitive, ask more questions and save us and our clients' dreams.
DevReady was born
After more than a year of evolution, DevReady was born. Devready is a technology co-creation process. It brings key stakeholders to the table to understand the problems, needs, and possibilities.
Prior to DevReady, we realized that businesses often jump into development too early. They may fail to validate their ideas, lack market insights, not exactly understanding the investment required, or lack clarity on steps from idea to delivery.
Since the launch of DevReady, our clients have felt a great sense of confidence, knowing that their solution will deliver real business outcomes. And all this happens before any code is typed!
Prior to DevReady, we realized that businesses often jump into development too early. They may fail to validate their ideas, lack market insights, not exactly understanding the investment required, or lack clarity on steps from idea to delivery.
Since the launch of DevReady, our clients have felt a great sense of confidence, knowing that their solution will deliver real business outcomes. And all this happens before any code is typed!
Our Process
Our Leadership
Titles don't matter much at Aerion Technologies. Aerion excels because of the skills and capability of each and every member of our company.
We are proud to have highly experienced members from the technology and business side. Meet the amazing and friendly leaders of Aerion Technologies.
We are proud to have highly experienced members from the technology and business side. Meet the amazing and friendly leaders of Aerion Technologies.
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