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@MOLSJEROEN STAYING PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR CRAFT

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN WHO AM I?

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PART 1 HOW DID I GET HERE?

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@MOLSJEROEN Hardware or Software? • Philips Innovation Lab • Prototypes around streaming Audio • Android, iOS, trainings, press, interns, … PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work 2011

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@MOLSJEROEN Of course Jeroen can do that! • iCapps • Android consultancy • Android, Xamarin, architecture PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing 2011 2013

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@MOLSJEROEN So Jeroen, what do we do now? • Philips Hue • Android team lead • Android, architecture, strategy,… PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing Team lead Remote 2011 2013 2016

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@MOLSJEROEN Where do I go now? • Plaid • Software engineer • Android, iOS, React (native), Ruby, Go, Docker, Python, Bash… PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing Team lead Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019

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@MOLSJEROEN PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN PHASES OF MY CAREER Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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PART 2 DEFINING MOMENTS

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN BUILDING MY OWN APP 👎 Product success 👎 Impact on personal life 👍 Learning 👍 Fun! Learnings: • Shipping things feels great • Pick smaller projects • Portfolio is very valuable Use of my time

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SHIPPING IS A THRILL CODE <> TEST <> DEPLOY <> MONITOR

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN   ✉    🗪  BY ANDY ZIEGLER < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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@MOLSJEROEN COMMUNICATION

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@MOLSJEROEN COMMUNICATION  

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@MOLSJEROEN GETTING A BAD PERFORMANCE REVIEW 👎 Felt under appreciated 👎 Left company 👍 Shaped my career Learnings: • Creating impact != Working long hours Use of my time

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FOCUS ON IMPACT WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU?

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@MOLSJEROEN BY DIGINIK13 < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN MY FIRST SUCCESSFUL REJECTION

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@MOLSJEROEN TRYING MY LUCK AT BARCAMP 👎 Small crowd 👍 Spoke at a real conference 👍 Out of comfort zone Learnings: • “How to do X” as a talk/blog subject • Talk/write about experience Use of my time

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CREATE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES EVEN SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE STARTED SMALL

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected 2015 - Being a father DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN STARTING A FAMILY 👎 No more me time 👎 Giving up control 👍 Kids are awesome 👍 Being a father Learnings: • Better perspective • Work smarter not harder Use of my time

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ASSUME GOOD INTENTIONS BE KIND, GIVE COMPLEMENTS, SPARK JOY

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected 2015 - Being a father 2017 - Becoming a GDE DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected 2015 - Being a father 2017 - Becoming a GDE DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN => It is not about skill!

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected 2015 - Being a father 2017 - Becoming a GDE → Building a social following DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN BUILDING A SOCIAL FOLLOWING 

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@MOLSJEROEN BUILDING A SOCIAL FOLLOWING ✏ 

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@MOLSJEROEN BUILDING A SOCIAL FOLLOWING ✏  

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@MOLSJEROEN TWITTER FOLLOWERS

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@MOLSJEROEN BLOG PAGE VIEWS

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@MOLSJEROEN APPROXIMATE TIME INVESTMENT Blogging Tweeting Speaking • 70 posts • 5h/post • 4310 tweets • 2min/tweet • 14 unique talks • 40h/talk

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@MOLSJEROEN APPROXIMATE TIME INVESTMENT Blogging Tweeting Speaking • 70 posts • 5h/post => 350 hours • 4310 tweets • 2min/tweet => 145 hours • 14 unique talks • 40h/talk => 560 hours => 132 working days 🤯

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@MOLSJEROEN BUILDING A SOCIAL FOLLOWING 👎 Time investment 👎 Free labor 👍 Community building 👍 Loved shipping something Learnings: • Consistency is key • Niche subjects Use of my time

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@MOLSJEROEN PHASES OF MY CAREER

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DON’T NEED TO BLOG/SPEAK DOESN’T DEFINE YOUR CRAFT

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected 2015 - Being a father 2017 - Building a social following 2018 - The promo that wasn’t DEFINING MOMENTS Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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@MOLSJEROEN LESSONS LEARNED • Acknowledge the bad • Focus on your happiness • Be transparent • Lead by example • Team building • Leverage the power of the team • Have faith

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@MOLSJEROEN BEING A TEAM LEAD 👎 High personal cost 👎 Great people left 👎 Very little coding 👍 Grew tremendous as a person 👍 Eventually good results Learnings: • Radically transparency • Not happy when not coding Use of my time

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MAY NOT WANT THAT PROMO HOW TO MAXIMIZE WORK RETURNS?

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected 2015 - Being a father 2017 - Building a social following 2018 - The promo that wasn’t 2019 - Getting fi red DEFINING MOMENT Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN BY KYLE HARDISTY < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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@MOLSJEROEN GOING FULLY REMOTE Situation • Invoice using my own business • Full remote • Same timezone • 14h fl ight to nearest of fi ce • Paid in Euros Philips Hue 3 weeks off Over

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@MOLSJEROEN GETTING FIRED Situation • Unemployed • 2 months severance Philips Hue 3 weeks off Over 💥

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@MOLSJEROEN ❤ COMMUNITY 👁 84.223  3913 ♥ 270  243 🗩 21

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@MOLSJEROEN BUILDING A SOCIAL FOLLOWING 👎 Time investment 👎 Free labor 👍 Community building Learnings: • Consistency is key • Niche subjects Use of my time

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@MOLSJEROEN FREELANCING Situation • Invoice using my own business • Full remote • Same timezone → 1 hour difference • 14h fl ight to nearest of fi ce → 2 hour train • Paid in Euros → Paid in British Pounds Philips Hue Wise Over

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@MOLSJEROEN STABILITY Situation • Invoice using my own business • Full remote • 1 hour difference → 9 hours difference • 2 hour train → 11 hour fl ight • Paid in British Pounds → Paid in US dollars Philips Hue Wise Plaid

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@MOLSJEROEN GETTING FIRED 👎 No stable income 👎 High stress levels 👍 Landed a job with Plaid Learnings: • The Android community is amazing • Sometimes setbacks end up being blessings Use of my time

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DARE TO TAKE RISK WORST CASE IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK

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@MOLSJEROEN 2012 - Not a real app developer 2013 - Bad performance review 2014 - All my talks are getting rejected 2015 - Being a father 2017 - Building a social following 2018 - The promo that wasn’t 2019 - Getting fi red 2022 - Stuck in Android DEFINING MOMENT Learn to work Specializing Remote 2011 2013 2016 2019 Team lead

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@MOLSJEROEN BY FORCE MOVIES PRODUCTIONS < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN BY NUR_H < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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@MOLSJEROEN

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@MOLSJEROEN BY KEVIN POULTON < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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LEARNING IS FUN EXPERIMENT, BE CURIOUS AND EXPLORE

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PART 3 WERE DO I GO FROM HERE?

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BY JULIEN MERCIER < INSPIRING LEGO IMAGE >

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WRAP UP

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@MOLSJEROEN WRAP UP • Shipping is a thrill • Focus on impact • Create your opportunities • Assume good intentions • Don’t need to blog/speak • May not want that promo • Dare to take risk • Learning is fun

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@MOLSJEROEN HTTPS://JEROENMOLS.COM/BLOG

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@MOLSJEROEN IMAGE CREDITS • Welcome image by Júlia Vazquez 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/juldavs/51921868550/ • 'R' is for Rachel and Ross by Andy Ziegler 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/andyziegler/52696702889/ • Katherine the programmer by DigiNik13 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/ fl ipimages/51196606295/ • Alone by Kyle Hardisty 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/cautionbricks/38539319785 • The Fisherman of Hong Kong by Force Movies Productions 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/147647726@N06/26874372498 • Anxiety SOOC by nur_h 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/nhussein/5643276817 • Water skiing... by Kevin Poulton 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/kevinpoulton/50342337656 • Classic space team by Julien Mercier 
 https://www. fl ickr.com/photos/julien-mercier/25607729457 
 Font awesome • https://fontawesome.com/

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