Empowering Audiences with Technology Insights
As a seasoned technologist, serial entrepreneur, and an Honorary Microsoft Regional Director, I bring a unique perspective to my speaking engagements. With a rich background that includes a family business nearly a century old, founding and scaling a global software service firm, and being an author on technology, my talks delve into the practical aspects of technology, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. I specialize in delivering engaging sessions that are devoid of jargon, ensuring clarity and directness.
What You'll Experience
Seasoned Insights
Global Perspective
Versatile Language Delivery
Practical and Inspirational
Join me for dynamic and thought-provoking discussions that will inspire and inform your journey in the technology sector, under the guidance of a global tech leader.
What Does A Startup CEO Actually Do?
As a startup founder, you wear many hats. But what exactly does your role as “”CEO”” entail? Here are three things you need to master.
On the surface, it’s a simple question: what should a startup CEO actually do? But the simplest questions can be the hardest to answer.
You might be surprised by how many scale-up CEOs come to me seeking clarity around their role. Unlike most other positions in a company, such as ‘Product Manager’ or ‘Performance Marketer’, the answer isn’t in the job title.
CEOs have to manage expectations from above, from below, and even from within — and the sum total of these expectations is hard to comprehend, let alone meet.
FAQ
Yes, I do. The topics I specialise are technology roadmap, future of AI for your business, challenges for founders, the power of blogging and so on.
I don’t conduct trainings, but I do hands-on workshops & gamified programs on specific topics I am passionate about.
No, I am a catalyst. I don’t do the work for you, I help you and your team to acquire the skills necessary to do your job better. I guide you. bring my decades of entrepreneur experience, knowledge across functions that I have picked up, and my deep technical/coding skills to the table.
I don’t. I work on guiding you to a solution to a problem statement which we will handle in the start of our engagement. There will be a per month charge for the number of months we decide to work, typically a quarter or two. We can move on to the next problem once we are done with the first.
I wish I can, but it will be in conflict of interest, so I avoid.
The initial engagement will certainly benefit from physical presence but I find remote to be productive and cost efficient. This can be complimented with offline meetings for important miletstones.
Yes.I have over 30 years of coding experience across languages and platforms. For 20+ years I am proud to be recognised annually as a Microsoft Regional Director, a Honorary title.