14 years ago I left one of the leading software outsourcing companies & amazing career to start my own company - Empatika. I doubt you know the name of the company, but probably (at least 7m users worldwide) you do know App in the Air, which I have co-founded with my colleagues from Empatika. I have recently left App in the Air after almost 12 years of building & growing the company from scratch. This was amazing and unforgettable experience & I think now is the right time to reflect on it. I...

14 years ago I left one of the leading software outsourcing companies & amazing career to start my own company - Empatika. I doubt you know the name of the company, but probably (at least 7m users worldwide) you do know App in the Air, which I have co-founded with my colleagues from Empatika. I have recently left App in the Air after almost 12 years of building & growing the company from scratch. This was amazing and unforgettable experience & I think now is the right time to reflect on it. I...

There are a lot of myths & unmet expectations when building a startup, as well as the real things that matter, so I’d like to share some of them.Myths“I am CEO, Bitch” - this was Mark’s business card according to the “Social Network” movie. Yeah, you will be the CEO and, sure, you can print something similar. But is it really worth to leave a big company for this? You can start a small business in parallel and have any card you want :)“I will have lots of money & success” - probably. But not ...

There are a lot of myths & unmet expectations when building a startup, as well as the real things that matter, so I’d like to share some of them.Myths“I am CEO, Bitch” - this was Mark’s business card according to the “Social Network” movie. Yeah, you will be the CEO and, sure, you can print something similar. But is it really worth to leave a big company for this? You can start a small business in parallel and have any card you want :)“I will have lots of money & success” - probably. But not ...