Upgrade to Pro — share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Sign up for free

Control your life - “The startup way”

Avatar for Jordi Romero Jordi Romero
May 06, 2013
Business
510
4

Control your life - “The startup way”

Talk that was given by Jordi Romero (@jordiromero) at Itnig on May 3rd.

Avatar for Jordi Romero

Jordi Romero

May 06, 2013

More Decks by Jordi Romero

See All by Jordi Romero
Radical startup
Avatar for Jordi Romero jrom
5
590
Metrics for Pirates
Avatar for Jordi Romero jrom
1
380
Create an e-commerce business
Avatar for Jordi Romero jrom
2
420
API design and more
Avatar for Jordi Romero jrom
52
2.8k
Teambox: Starting and Learning
Avatar for Jordi Romero jrom
132
8.9k

Other Decks in Business

See All in Business
Crisp Code inc.｜コーポレート・サービス紹介 - Corporate & Services Introduction
Avatar for So Kotani / Crisp Code inc. CEO so_kotani
0
610
「仕訳」から「取引」へ（fAD2026）
Avatar for Shunsuke Takeuchi shunsuke_takeuchi
PRO
1
1.5k
malna-recruiting-pitch
Avatar for malna malna
1
29k
FY2026.6 Impact Report EN
Avatar for Mercari, Inc. mercari_inc
0
13k
2026.10_中途採用資料.pdf
Avatar for SUPER STUDIO INC. superstudio
PRO
5
120k
データ基盤を Athena _ Glue から Databricks へ移行しました - 第4回 Youは何しにDatabricksへ！？
Avatar for スタンバイ stanby_inc
0
250
事業本部紹介資料_261001
Avatar for MBK Wellness株式会社 タレントパートナー事業本部 mwktp
0
470
アドバリスター株式会社 プロフェッショナルサービス事業
Avatar for Advalistar, Inc. advalistar
0
18k
Clarity for Product People
Avatar for Arne Kittler arnekittler
1
910
決めたことより、「なぜ決めたか」を残す
Avatar for "doiko" chiaki_yamaguchi doiko123
0
300
アジャイルのインストールと実践 ～導入の軌跡と現在地～
Avatar for Kei Nakahara nakahara
0
310
メディフォン株式会社 会社説明資料
Avatar for メディフォン株式会社 mediphone
0
790

Featured

See All Featured
The Straight Up "How To Draw Better" Workshop
Avatar for Dennis Kardys denniskardys
239
140k
For a Future-Friendly Web
Avatar for Brad Frost brad_frost
184
10k
Primal Persuasion: How to Engage the Brain for Learning That Lasts
Avatar for Mike Taylor tmiket
0
500
Joys of Absence: A Defence of Solitary Play
Avatar for Sebastian Deterding codingconduct
1
550
Stop Working from a Prison Cell
Avatar for Chris Michel hatefulcrawdad
274
21k
Art, The Web, and Tiny UX
Avatar for Lynn Fisher lynnandtonic
304
22k
Lessons Learnt from Crawling 1000+ Websites
Avatar for Charles Meaden charlesmeaden
PRO
1
1.6k
個人開発の失敗を避けるイケてる考え方 / tips for indie hackers
Avatar for panda_program panda_program
123
22k
30 Presentation Tips
Avatar for Ian Lurie portentint
PRO
1
430
Deep Space Network (abreviated)
Avatar for Tony Rice tonyrice
0
380
More Than Pixels: Becoming A User Experience Designer
Avatar for Michelle Schulp Hunt marktimemedia
3
570
Reality Check: Gamification 10 Years Later
Avatar for Sebastian Deterding codingconduct
0
2.3k

Transcript

  1. CONTROL YOUR LIFE “The Startup Way”

  2. WHO THE FUCK AM I

  3. WHO THE FUCK AM I Jordi Romero Computer Engineer* Software

    Consultant CTO of Teambox CEO of itnig itnig, Pencakes, Romero Ventures, ...

  4. WHATTHE FUCK AM I

  5. WHATTHE FUCK AM I curious, decided, independent, adventurous, whatever

  6. WHATTHE FUCK AM I NOT

  7. WHATTHE FUCK AM I NOT An expert on this topic

  8. WTF

  9. CONTROL

  10. CONTROLL

  11. CONTROLL Swedish “trolla”

  12. CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM

  13. CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM

  14. CONTROL STAYING IN ≠ FLYING SOLO

  15. UNLESS YOU’RE BADASS

  16. UNLESS YOU’RE BADASS

  17. None

  18. FREELANCING CONSULTING

  19. ✔ Your own schedule ✔ Clients ✔ No boss ✗

    Dependency ✗ Irreplaceability ✗ Loneliness ✗ Less creativity

  20. JOIN A STARTUP

  21. ✔ Your own schedule ✔ Clients ✔ No boss ✔

    Team ✔ More creativity ✔ Evolving role

  22. CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM

  23. DECISIONS MAKING ≠ BEING THE BOSS

  24. None

  25. BE A GOOD BOSS MAKE LESS DECISIONS

  26. BE CREATIVE MAKE MORE DECISIONS

  27. CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM

  28. RESPONSIBILITY TAKING ≠ AVOIDING RISK

  29. None

  30. BE RESPONSIBLE DON’T THINK TWICE

  31. None

  32. CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM

  33. ≠ DOING WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT FREEDOM

  34. None

  35. FREEDOM IS POWER

  36. THANK YOU @jordiromero

  37. CONTROL YOUR LIFE “The Startup Way”