Aaron Elder

Aaron leads Crelate’s customer-centric approach to product design. As a self-taught developer, experienced consultant, and visual arts major, Aaron brings a blend of design, technical skills, and customer empathy to the products he creates. Crelate is Aaron’s fourth successful product. The first was sold to Microsoft in 2001, where he led the Application + UX development teams for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 1.x to 3.0. After, Aaron and his co-founders started a technical consultancy, which grew quickly to almost 150 strong. During this time, Aaron experienced first-hand the challenges of recruiting and building a talent-based business. This business was sold to Avanade in 2010.