Ben Adams

Founder

London, England, United Kingdom12 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Bootstrapped RefNow to $1M ARR
Eliminated manual reference chasing for hiring teams
Built community features enhancing user experience

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS founder with expertise in automation and product development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DevelopmentAutomationReact.jsQuality Assurance

Other Skills

StartupsHR SoftwareAgile MethodologiesJavaScriptNode.jsHTML5CSS3DockerMySQLFunctional ProgrammingAmazon Web Services (AWS)Regression TestingSoftware TestingReduxFront-end Development

About

Founder of RefNow. refnow.com Automate reference checking. Get references in 36 hours (not 1 week). No more chasing. No more bottlenecks. Fraud detection included. Push completed references to your ATS. 500,000+ references processed. 350+ customers. $1M ARR. Zero funding. Sign up today at refnow.com. DM me with any questions. ============================================================================= Bootstrapped to $1M ARR as Founder. We help hiring teams eliminate manual reference chasing, speed up hiring by 80%, and catch fraudulent references before they become bad hires. Before RefNow, I was a Senior Software Engineer at Gamesys and Bally's. Built an automation tool used company-wide that eliminated hours of manual work. Saw firsthand how removing boring tasks transforms people's work lives. Built community features used by thousands of players daily. Learned that great UX beats powerful features every time. Started RefNow in 2020 with my co-founders. We're a lean 3-person team building a profitable, bootstrapped SaaS that solves real problems. I write content for LinkedIn about SaaS growth, automation, and bootstrapping. Follow me to watch us build a profitable SaaS in public.

Experience

Refnow - employment reference checks

Founder and Co-CEO

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Remote

RefNow is revolutionizing the way HR teams and recruiters collect employment references with our cutting-edge online platform. With over 12,000 satisfied clients, we've streamlined the process, allowing references to be collected in under 30 seconds. Our platform is scalable and suitable for businesses of all sizes. With our free option, you can request references from up to 5 candidates, and if you require more, we offer flexible plans to meet your specific needs.
Sign up today at https://refnow.com and experience the future of employment referencing.

Product DevelopmentAutomationStartupsHR Software

Bally's interactive

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

React.jsAgile MethodologiesJavaScriptNode.jsHTML5CSS3+6

Gamesys

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Nov 2019 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Product DevelopmentAutomation

Software Engineer

Nov 2017 – Nov 2019 · 2 yrs

Automation

Graduate Software Engineer

Sep 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

Automation

Itradenetwork, inc.

Graduate Software Developer

Sep 2015 – Aug 2016 · 11 mos · Solihull, United Kingdom · On-site

iTradeNetwork Europe provide SaaS hospitality management for large businesses inside and outside of the UK.

Games inc

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Sep 2014 – Aug 2015 · 11 mos · West Midlands, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Internship at GamesInc providing Quality Assurance tests for a company that produces gaming platforms for the distribution and usability across HTML5 and flash based systems including Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

Regression TestingQuality AssuranceSoftware Testing

Camps kenwood & evergreen

General Counsellor

Jun 2012 – Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos · New Hampshire, USA

Worked as a general counsellor looking after children ranging from 7-15 years of age (specifically 13-14 year old boys). Engaging in activities and camp trips throughout a period of 7 weeks making the experience for them both exciting and rewarding.
My working experience as a general counsellor has allowed for greater improvement with personal and communication skills with people from around the world. It has opened up a realm of contacts and friendships that will always provide opportunities.
Responsibilities:
Leadership
Communication
Honesty
Reliability
Teamwork

Games inc

Software Quality Assurance Intern

Feb 2012 – Apr 2012 · 2 mos · Solihull · Remote

3-month Internship working within the field of quality assurance testing and ensuring that products had been developed correctly and excluded any sign of technical bugs that could affect consumers. The internship involved online slot machine gaming and required a high level of detail and constant attention to guarantee the finest quality in online gaming.