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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
CONTROL YOUR LIFE “The Startup Way”
WHO THE FUCK AM I
WHO THE FUCK AM I Jordi Romero Computer Engineer* Software
Consultant CTO of Teambox CEO of itnig itnig, Pencakes, Romero Ventures, ...
WHATTHE FUCK AM I
WHATTHE FUCK AM I curious, decided, independent, adventurous, whatever
WHATTHE FUCK AM I NOT
WHATTHE FUCK AM I NOT An expert on this topic
WTF
CONTROL
CONTROLL
CONTROLL Swedish “trolla”
CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM
CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM
CONTROL STAYING IN ≠ FLYING SOLO
UNLESS YOU’RE BADASS
UNLESS YOU’RE BADASS
None
FREELANCING CONSULTING
✔ Your own schedule ✔ Clients ✔ No boss ✗
Dependency ✗ Irreplaceability ✗ Loneliness ✗ Less creativity
JOIN A STARTUP
✔ Your own schedule ✔ Clients ✔ No boss ✔
Team ✔ More creativity ✔ Evolving role
CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM
DECISIONS MAKING ≠ BEING THE BOSS
None
BE A GOOD BOSS MAKE LESS DECISIONS
BE CREATIVE MAKE MORE DECISIONS
CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM
RESPONSIBILITY TAKING ≠ AVOIDING RISK
None
BE RESPONSIBLE DON’T THINK TWICE
None
CONTROL DECISIONS RESPONSIBILITY FREEDOM
≠ DOING WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT FREEDOM
None
FREEDOM IS POWER
THANK YOU @jordiromero
CONTROL YOUR LIFE “The Startup Way”