Blog posts
NEW OFFICE, NEW EMPLOYEES, NEW ME
July 2017. A summer evening. I’m in our company’s new office in the Petrašiūnai district of Kaunas. Behind me, the…
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How Does One Become a Toxic Leader?
In my previous post, I shared the idea that despite our modest earnings—split between not just one but two or…
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What was my first experience as a project manager? What did I learn from my first clients?
Between 2014 and 2016, PrestaRock consisted of three developers, including me. My workday was now structured differently: around 30% of…
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How to Be an Irreplaceable Employee in the Age of AI: Mindset, Learning, and Adaptation
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about why it’s becoming increasingly difficult for students to pass math exams. Last…
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The Early Days of PrestaRock: A Story of Culture and Growth
In the past two posts, I shared my new challenges and experiences as a leader, such as when I unexpectedly…
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Breaking Into IT: Why Is It So Hard for Newcomers?
A week ago, I wrote a post about why high school graduates struggle with mathematics exams. This time, I’d like…
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How I Went from CEO to Cleaning Toilets
In my previous post, I wrote about how my first bubbles burst—the illusion that everything would be as easy as…
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Bubbles That Had to Burst: My First Steps as a CEO
One professor used to say that two programmers are slower than one. I didn’t believe it until we started working…
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Why the Younger Generation Struggles with Math – A Look at Changing Education and Work Ethic
Since actively participating in programmer recruitment, I have noticed a particular trend—every year, newcomers (entry-level and junior) seem less prepared…
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The Leap from Freelancer to CEO: The First Step to Becoming One
In the previous post, we stopped at my decision to finally establish a company. However, the decision itself and the…