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Mark Piller

Inspirer · DISC type id
Founder at Backendless Corp
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

Mark Piller is a serial entrepreneur focused on developer tools and AI automation. After 13 years leading Backendless, a Backend-as-a-Service platform he founded, he is now building FlowRunner to create AI agents that collaborate with humans. Colleagues describe him as a "technical genius, " "natural leader, " and "strategic thinker. "

Mark successfully bootstrapped his first company, Midnight Coders, from the ground up without any outside investment.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Mark shows up

Achievment Oriented
Decisive
Fast Adopter

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Priorities

Topics Mark cares about

AI Automation
His current venture, FlowRunner, is focused on creating AI agents and workflows that humans can trust and collaborate with in a production environment.
Developer Tools
He spent over a decade building Backendless with the mission to simplify backend development and make application creation more accessible for developers.
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Career

Work history

8-2012
Founder
Backendless Corp
1-2003
CEO
Midnight Coders
10-2003 - 6-2006
Architect
webMethods
8-2001 - 10-2003
Architect
The Mind Electric
Technical Director
ObjectSpace
In the press

Media appearances

Meet Mark Piller, founder of Backendless Corp. (Facebook post). Featured in Facebook
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Education

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Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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