More than one year ago, I left a comfortable corporate job as CTO and started working for myself. I have written here about the early lessons, the tax surprises and the emotional roller coaster of the first months. This is the post I was most curious to write: the twelve-month verdict. What did a year […]
I recently had a discussion with a friend who is in the trenches of founding a startup. They are currently building their MVP, and he asked me a direct question: “Do I need a fractional CTO?” My answer was immediate: “No, not at this point.” But this conversation prompted me to reflect. If an early-stage
I am the kind of person who likes riding on roller coasters. I like it when adrenaline rushes through my body after the long way up. But I did not expect me being a Freelancer to be similar in many ways to riding on a roller coaster. This article explains some similarities I see –
This week, OpenAI released Agent Builder – and the AI community erupted with apocalyptic predictions. “This will kill tools like n8n, Make, and Zapier!” “OpenAI just signed the death warrant for thousands of startups!” I am not going to link to those articles, because I find them funny at best – and click-bait at worst.
It has now been 3 months for me working as a freelancer. Not a lot of time for an experienced solopreneur – but felt like a roller coaster for me 😉. One reason for me to leave the corporate world was to stretch myself, to learn, to leave my comfort zone – and yes, I
In my last post, I wrote about one reason why I think startups are more productive than bigger companies: employee empowerment. Today, I want to post a second one: sole responsibility. To many people working in big companies, the following made-up conversation may sound familiar: Jane (Project Manager): Have you finished the task I had
People working in big companies are often discussing the merits of startups. It appears, in startups everything is easier, quicker and the employees (and therefore also the companies) are getting more done. Is it the long working hours? Lack of legacy products that need supporting? Or better employee motivation in general? Having worked at a