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Rodrigo Haenggi
October 03, 2012
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Lessons learned from 2 years of self-employment
Talk given October 3rd at
http://bridgetalks.ch
Rodrigo Haenggi
October 03, 2012
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Transcript
LESSONS LEARNED 2 YEARS SELF - EMPLOYMENT from of
...AT FIRST I WAS LIKE...
...THEN I WAS LIKE...
...NOW I AM LIKE
I just do things
therod @ CTO
Where do the experiences come from?
READING JUST DOING STUFF &
There are a lot of AMAZING PEOPLE out there.
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Book recommendation
Lets’ get started, shall we?
Write DOWN it le on 1
Can effortlessly learn any language But only while you’re too
young to care Scumbag
KNOCK KNOCK JOKES IDEAS POEMS STORIES
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WRITE DOWN STUFF THAT CAUSES YOU PAIN
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“All startups should be thinking what frustrates me and how
can I make it better?” - Richard Branson
i the FUTURE Software PAST le on 2
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LEARN HOW TO MAKE SOFTWARE!
“Yeah, but I don’t have any time for that!”
is le on 3 TIME EXCUSE NOT an
BULLSHIT!
START MAKING SOMETHING! CUT THE CRAP
2 HOURS ARE ENOUGH YOU DON’T NEED TO QUIT YOU
JOB
D I E T I N F O R M
A T I O N
le on 5 DO IT YOURSELF
IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORK IS ABOUT, IT IS
EASIER TO FIND A SUITABLE PERSON FOR IT.
HAVE A GENERALIST MINDSET
TRYING, OK IT IS!
le on 6 FUCK quo the status supposed to be
a tie
LESSON 7 are YOU ALONE NOT
MY STORY
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C l ory br
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DON’T GO SOLO
le on 8 XP INVEST IN E ERIENCES THINGS NOT
LVL 12
Closing words:
If you meet the Buddha on the road... ...kill him.
Merci Beaucoup @therod