Sam Minnée is a veteran technology leader and co-founder with 15+ years of experience scaling product-driven software companies from startup to scale, best known as the original lead developer and long-time CEO of Silverstripe CMS. Now based in Wellington, he combines hands-on engineering and strategic CTO roles across startups and advisory engagements—currently leading engineering at Frankie and co-founding Astronort while offering Virtual CTO services through Tangerine Labs. Sam’s track record includes driving agile practices, major open-source product releases (Silverstripe Platform and CMS v3/v4), and delivering national-scale platforms like New Zealand’s Common Web Platform. He mentors early-stage founders through Creative HQ and brings a rare blend of CEO-level operational grit, technical architecture depth, and practical bootstrapping experience—often acting as the operator who chases suppliers, balances the books, and still ships the code.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA Philosophy and Computing, BA Philosophy and Computing at Victoria University of Wellington
Contributions:11 PRs, 20 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 6 months
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