Speaking
I love sharing with the community! Be it a conference, workation, bootcamp, coworking space community event, meetup – it’s been a pleasure each time. And the best part is inspiring the discussion and engaging the audience. Check out some of the topics I’ve covered so far, and please do get in touch for fine tuning the exact topic and content suitable for your community.
Usual slots are 20-30mins for the talk + 10-15mins for Q&A. It’s all open for adjusting, and the best would be to get in touch and plan together.
Who is this talk for?
– non-techie entrepreneurs
What will you learn?
– why you shouldn’t force the cofounder match just because you need tech expertise
– how to translate business idea into technical requirements
– how to hire a tech team
– how to provide relevant input without “speaking tech”
– how to manage a tech team
– how to launch a launch a tech product (launch checklist)
Who is this talk for?
– startup founders
– existing business owners looking at launching a software product
What will you learn?
– why you shouldn’t limit your business to a handful of full time employees
– why you shouldn’t be scared of working with big number of experts at the same time
– how to always have the right person for the job
– how to sense when and which “piece of brain” is needed
– how the gig economy and marketplaces help hire in a super fast and safe way
– why it’s worth hiring even for a consultation
– who and when to hire
– why you often need bigger team in the beginning (instead of growing it steadily and gradually)
– which types of arrangements are suitable for which role (part time, one time, long term, on as needed basis)
– how to efficiently onboard transient team members and not interrupt the core team
– how to grow company culture with the transient team members
– tools and workflows
– the power of retrospective
– the power of async
Who is this talk for?
– for project managers and business owners who are considering/attempting to run a business based on a remote team
What will you learn?
– how to build online reputation, attract and maintain talent|
– who and how to hire
– how to onboard
– how to set up communication and collaboration within a remote team
– how to async
– which traditional management practices don’t work in the remote env and which ones are even more important to keep when going remote
– how to deal with the time zones
– how to grow and maintain company culture in the remote env
– how to deal with cultural differences
– how a smiley can be more powerful than any fancy tool
Who is this talk for?
– tech startups founders
– project managers
– software product managers
– Scrum masters
What will you learn?
– why “by the book” management doesn’t work with early stage startups
– which traditional practices to keep and which to adjust
– which tools to use
– the power of async
– the power of the dual track workflows
– general remote team tips (hiring, onboarding, collaborating)
Who is this talk for?
– for people who want to use their existing skills (from formal education and traditional job experience) and create business as independent experts / consultants
– for people looking to start a business but not knowing which product it should be about – it could just as well be their already existing knowledge
– for people looking to start their business and in need of practicing their entrepreneurial skills (finding the pain point, niche, value proposition etc.) selling their existing expertise as a product
– for people interested in taking part in the growing gig economy, future of work and location independence movement
– for people who are already freelancers but want to take it to the next level by productizing their services (so that they can do better targeting the niche and charging for their services)
– for freelancers looking to outsource, delegate, grow
– for people interested in moving away from the employee mindset
What will you learn?
– how to define the expertise to sell, why NOT write the CV, why everything is a product and how to deal with your product (brand, sell, upgrade etc.)
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Who is this talk for?
– for beginner freelancers
What will you learn?
– why and how to start freelancing
– how to smoothly transition from the traditional employment to freelancing
– how to leverage the marketplaces
– how to stand out from the competition
– how to build your online reputation
– how to stay productive
– how to plan the workload
– how to choose the projects
– how to charge (hourly, monthly, per project, per milestone…)
– how to deal with the time zones and remote environment
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Who is this talk for?
inspirational talk for aspiring and actual digital nomads
What will you learn?
– my personal story – how I started the nomad lifestyle even before I learned the term “digital nomad” by following the wind around the world and windsurfing&kitesurfing
– my personal story – funny events from living in the van, backpacking etc.
– how the digital nomad scene has been changing since 2010 (the year I started)
– the social phenomena of location independence, gig economy, coworking and coliving concepts
– how to get in touch with the community (online, offline, events, hubs)
– the admin of the nomad lifestyle
– the pros, cons and tips
