Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·Apr 25How To Mint Your Own NFTs Without Writing CodeWhat I wish I’d known before creating my own collection — In every person’s life comes a moment where you’re sitting around with your friends, in-person or in the metaverse, and you suddenly jump up and shout: “Let’s mint an NFT!” Or maybe you just saw the story of this 12-year-old making $380,000 by selling “Weird Whale NFTs” and are ready…Nft8 min read
Feb 2The five “Calendly Creeps”.The do’s and mostly don’ts of meeting scheduling. — In case you missed it, last week a heated debate erupted on Twitter about meeting links. That’s right, it’s 2022 and even scheduling a meeting is now controversial. Let’s get this out of the way first: if you feel like it’s not worth the effort to click on a…Remote Working2 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·May 14, 2021One Year at Hopin, the Fastest Growing Startup in EuropeFounded in 2019, Hopin grew to a $5.6bn valuation and 500 team members in less than two years. — Ayear ago, I just shut down my own company, broke and burnt out. Never could I have imagined that the small startup I was about to join would become one of the fastest-growing Saas companies in history.Virtual Events8 min read
Apr 5, 2021Top 7 games to play at your next virtual team social event.Virtual activities for remote teams to bond over. — Remote team socials are hard If you’re surrounded by your co-workers every day it’s easy to spend quality time together during lunch, coffee breaks, and ping pong. Working remotely is far less distracting, so you will need to be a lot more intentional about hanging out with your team. Sure you could just host a…Remote Working6 min read
Published in The Startup·Feb 5, 2021I Swapped My iPhone for an Apple Watch and Here’s What Happened.A glimpse at an audio-first, phone-free future. — Working from home and still using your phone? When I started working from home in 2020, I thought I would reduce how much time I spend on my phone. Instead, it went up. I previously wrote about tricks to reduce your screentime. Back then, I proudly reduced my screen time to ~2h per day (average is 5h). …Startup8 min read
Published in The Startup·Aug 23, 2019Why My Last Year Had 730 Hours More Than A Normal Year.Tools & Hacks To Reclaim Two Hours of Your Online Day. — (This article is split into two parts: My story and a list of tools I use to reclaim online time. If you’re just interested in the tools, head to the second part) There is a rumor that the CEO of a big dog food company used to go on stage…Startup8 min read
Jan 6, 2019The new year’s routine.New years resolutions are so 2018. Here is why and how you build a new year’s routine. — On the go? Listen to this article as episode 7 of our podcast. TL;DR: Here a short Tick story about this article (best on mobile) Running out of air Last year has been insane. Graduating the Zinc VC incubator with an incredible co-founding team and startup. Raising funds. Hiring. Building. And most importantly, the…Productivity6 min read
Mar 22, 2018Instant Knowledge. Practical Science Fiction.The future of work consists of learning a living. — Marshall McLuhan — The Beast of the East It’s is March 3rd, 2018. The “Beast of the East” holds Europe in its icy grip and naturally, this is the moment my boiler breaks. What would you do? You have two options: Wait in the cold until help arrives. Or repair it yourself. “Well, I don’t know how to…Social Media5 min read
Feb 4, 2017Technology may be ready for the digital revolution, but is society?It is robots who spark neo-nationalism, not globalization The year 2016 was most likely one of the most disruptive years in recent history. Nationalist movements are on the rise across the globe. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, the Brexit-Vote, the advances of the Front…Technology9 min read
