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WHY I DID A STEP BACKWARD TO GO FORWARD
•Bitbull
•Magento developer
•@aleron75
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Alessandro Ronchi
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Magento specialist at BitbullMagento specialist at Bitbull
#realmagento contributor#realmagento contributor
author, conference speaker & organizerauthor, conference speaker & organizer
entrepreneurentrepreneur
About meAbout me
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About youAbout you
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Build a companyBuild a company
where programmers would where programmers would lovelove to work to work
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Build a companyBuild a company
like like Fog CreekFog Creek by Joel Spolsky by Joel Spolsky
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Build a companyBuild a company
where programmers are where programmers are rockstarsrockstars
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Build a companyBuild a company
with with great great working conditionsworking conditions
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Build a companyBuild a company
focused on focused on innovationinnovation
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Build a companyBuild a company
where profits are a where profits are a resultresult
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Build a companyBuild a company
driven by driven by passionpassion
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Running a businessRunning a business
CustomersCustomersContractsContractsMeetingsMeetingsPaymentsPayments
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Running a businessRunning a business
CustomersCustomersContractsContractsMeetingsMeetingsPaymentsPayments
BrandingBrandingPaperworkPaperworkFinancialsFinancials
TravelsTravels
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Running a businessRunning a business
CustomersCustomersContractsContractsMeetingsMeetingsPaymentsPayments
BrandingBrandingPaperworkPaperworkFinancialsFinancials
TravelsTravels
HiringHiringSchedulingScheduling
ManagingManagingCompetingCompeting
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What about the dream?What about the dream?
we didn't we didn't planplan to work on it to work on it
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AwarenessAwareness
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#fail#fail
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#change#change
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Embrace changeEmbrace change
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Time to leaveTime to leave
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TimeTimeto maketo makenewnewfriendsfriends
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WhatWhathappenedhappenedin the lastin the last6 months6 months
Spoke @ MT15UKSpoke @ MT15UKOrganized MT16ITOrganized MT16IT
Working on M2Working on M2More contribs on MSEMore contribs on MSE
Working on Mageploy2Working on Mageploy2Hey, I'm @ MM16NL too!Hey, I'm @ MM16NL too!
Working back on “that” dreamWorking back on “that” dream
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Lessons learnedLessons learned
- Dare to dream- Dare to dream- Don't lose focus- Don't lose focus- Express yourself- Express yourself- Embrace change- Embrace change- Prepare to fail- Prepare to fail
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““Failure is Failure is an an opportunityopportunity to begin again, to begin again, only this time only this time more wisely”more wisely”~ Henry Ford~ Henry Ford
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Questions?Questions?
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Thank you!Thank you!
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KudosKudos● J. Spolsky & N. N. Taleb for writing books that changed my life● David Manners & Sonja Riesterer for inspiring me this talk● Steve Maraspin for inspiring me the presentation style● Michael Bancroft for the “Common descent” (Darwin's) picture● All other creative commons pictures' authors (from flickr.com)● MM16NL organizers for hosting my talk● Bitbull for giving me the opportunity to put my dream back in action