Lessons learned from 2 years of self-employment

Talk given October 3rd at http://bridgetalks.ch

Transcript

1. LESSONS LEARNED 2 YEARS SELF - EMPLOYMENT from of
2. ...AT FIRST I WAS LIKE...
3. ...THEN I WAS LIKE...
4. ...NOW I AM LIKE
5. I just do things
6. therod @ CTO
7. Where do the experiences come from?
8. READING JUST DOING STUFF &
9. There are a lot of AMAZING PEOPLE out there.
11. Book recommendation
12. Lets’ get started, shall we?
13. Write DOWN it le on 1
14. Can effortlessly learn any language But only while you’re too young to care Scumbag
15. KNOCK KNOCK JOKES IDEAS POEMS STORIES
17. WRITE DOWN STUFF THAT CAUSES YOU PAIN
19. “All startups should be thinking what frustrates me and how can I make it better?” - Richard Branson
20. i the FUTURE Software PAST le on 2
23. LEARN HOW TO MAKE SOFTWARE!
24. “Yeah, but I don’t have any time for that!”
25. is le on 3 TIME EXCUSE NOT an
26. BULLSHIT!
27. START MAKING SOMETHING! CUT THE CRAP
28. 2 HOURS ARE ENOUGH YOU DON’T NEED TO QUIT YOU JOB
29. D I E T I N F O R M A T I O N
30. le on 5 DO IT YOURSELF
31. IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORK IS ABOUT, IT IS EASIER TO FIND A SUITABLE PERSON FOR IT.
32. HAVE A GENERALIST MINDSET
33. TRYING, OK IT IS!
34. le on 6 FUCK quo the status supposed to be a tie
35. LESSON 7 are YOU ALONE NOT
36. MY STORY
38. C l ory br
41. DON’T GO SOLO
42. le on 8 XP INVEST IN E ERIENCES THINGS NOT LVL 12
43. Closing words:
44. If you meet the Buddha on the road... ...kill him.
45. Merci Beaucoup @therod