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Control your life - “The startup way”

Jordi Romero
May 06, 2013
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Control your life - “The startup way”

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

Jordi Romero

May 06, 2013
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Transcript

  1. CONTROL
    YOUR LIFE
    “The Startup Way”

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  2. WHO THE FUCK AM I

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  3. WHO THE FUCK AM I
    Jordi Romero
    Computer Engineer*
    Software Consultant
    CTO of Teambox
    CEO of itnig
    itnig, Pencakes, Romero Ventures, ...

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  4. WHATTHE FUCK AM I

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

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  6. WHATTHE FUCK AM I
    NOT

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

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  8. WTF

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  9. CONTROL

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  10. CONTROLL

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  11. CONTROLL
    Swedish
    “trolla”

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  12. CONTROL
    DECISIONS
    RESPONSIBILITY
    FREEDOM

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  13. CONTROL
    DECISIONS
    RESPONSIBILITY
    FREEDOM

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  14. CONTROL
    STAYING IN
    ≠
    FLYING SOLO

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  15. UNLESS
    YOU’RE
    BADASS

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  16. UNLESS
    YOU’RE
    BADASS

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  18. FREELANCING
    CONSULTING

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  19. ✔ Your own schedule
    ✔ Clients
    ✔ No boss
    ✗ Dependency
    ✗ Irreplaceability
    ✗ Loneliness
    ✗ Less creativity

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  20. JOIN A STARTUP

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  21. ✔ Your own schedule
    ✔ Clients
    ✔ No boss
    ✔ Team
    ✔ More creativity
    ✔ Evolving role

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  22. CONTROL
    DECISIONS
    RESPONSIBILITY
    FREEDOM

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  23. DECISIONS
    MAKING
    ≠
    BEING THE BOSS

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  25. BE A GOOD BOSS
    MAKE LESS
    DECISIONS

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  26. BE CREATIVE
    MAKE MORE
    DECISIONS

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  27. CONTROL
    DECISIONS
    RESPONSIBILITY
    FREEDOM

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  28. RESPONSIBILITY
    TAKING
    ≠
    AVOIDING RISK

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  30. BE RESPONSIBLE
    DON’T
    THINK
    TWICE

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  32. CONTROL
    DECISIONS
    RESPONSIBILITY
    FREEDOM

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  33. ≠
    DOING WHAT THE
    FUCK YOU WANT
    FREEDOM

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  35. FREEDOM
    IS POWER

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  36. THANK
    YOU
    @jordiromero

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  37. CONTROL
    YOUR LIFE
    “The Startup Way”

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