What's the biggest insight you learned in recent years?
Building a product from 0 to 1 is an entirely different game than scaling it from 1 to 2. In other words, developing a product and achieving product-market fit requires a different approach than growing a product that already fits the market.
What's a question you like asking — yourself or others?
Am I still on track with my life goals? If not, what needs to change? I check in on this every few months to make sure I'm heading in the right direction.
What shift in mindset has allowed you to see things differently?
Realizing it's okay to have bad days and feel unmotivated sometimes has been a big relief. It takes away the pressure of always trying to live up to the 24/7 hustle image you see on social media. It's all about making steady progress, not being perfect all the time.
What's a perspective that we should pay more attention to in the workplace?
Don't reinvent the wheel. Build on what already works and improve from there; it saves time and brings your business forward. Making something new just to be different doesn't solve problems. Real progress happens when you solve real problems.
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What do you wish you had known 10 years ago?
I always thought that my life can be balanced between personal, business, health, family, finances and love. In that sense how much energy I put in and get back. But with the years, I learned that life is imbalanced by nature. It's still a goal for me and I believe if all parts are some kind of balanced, this speaks of a highly valuable life, but accepting that there will always be a certain imbalance, helped me a lot.
What's the biggest insight you learned in recent years?
It’s always a good idea to be connected to your product – even if you have to deal with high-level topics, always remember the things you offer.
What personal habit helped you accelerate your personal growth?
In one of the hardest times of my life so far, I started journaling for 1-2h on Sundays. Not digital, but with paper and pen. Always answering the same questions related to self, social life and work. This brutally honest and regular reflection once a week helped me identify problems early and iterate fast.
When times are tough, who or what is an anchor for you?
My co-founders are my anchor in work-related topics. Having an environment where failure is welcomed with a helping hand and where weakness is valued as openness, once you are down those people will drag you up.