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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

Do you need a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)?

That’s a question a friend of mine who runs a venture-backed startup asked me recently.

4 min readJan 2, 2024

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Do you need a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)?

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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

The perfect family roadtrip in Germany

I just returned from a road trip with my wife and nine-year-old son in Germany. While I‘m German and have done my fair share of rounds…

10 min readSep 16, 2023

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The perfect family roadtrip in Germany

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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

My 10 million-dollar morning routine

I recently spoke to a friend I haven’t been in touch with for quite some time. He told me about his recent health crisis, and I shared with…

4 min readJul 26, 2023

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My 10 million-dollar morning routine

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paradigm shift

Black-Swan-proof your business model.

This VUCA version of the Business Model Canvas will help you to get your organization black-swan-proof for the future.

2 min readMay 14, 2020

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Black-Swan-proof your business model.

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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

Don’t negotiate a salary, negotiate your lifestyle.

When I started my career in marketing, I agreed to meager terms, to say the least.

6 min readJan 30, 2020

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Don’t negotiate a salary, negotiate your lifestyle.

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ExtendNode’s Blogs for Entrepreneurs

What I learned, gained and lost from running a business from home.

2018 was about new beginnings, doing things differently while combining skills that I had accumulated in the previous 12 years.

6 min readJan 9, 2020

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What I learned, gained and lost from running a business from home.

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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

The most precious gift we can give to our children.

My son turned six recently. Sometimes it only feels a short while ago when I was holding him as a baby, and his feet were so small that…

2 min readDec 2, 2019

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My son and I enjoying nature around our house in Germany.

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ExtendNode’s Blogs for Entrepreneurs

What I learned from launching products together with Google at CES.

A guide for small and big companies to launch products at CES.

11 min readNov 7, 2019

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What I learned from launching products together with Google at CES.

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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

Be yourself is the most important thing in life (and it took me 35 years to realize)

This year I turned 36. A quite long time to accumulate believes, fears, and possessions. Last year in June I started a 5 months long…

3 min readOct 29, 2019

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Be yourself is the most important thing in life (and it took me 35 years to realize)

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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

The Agency of the Future, AKA the Carbon-Neutral Agency

At the World Economic Forum this year, a young Swedish activist named Greta Thunberg gave a historic speech that raised a red flag on what…

4 min readMay 2, 2019

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The Agency of the Future, AKA the Carbon-Neutral Agency

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Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

Nicky Szmala 司馬樂

Growth & Strategy. Team Builder. Family Man. I believe we live our best life if we follow our ❤️. 😍➡️👪👨‍🍳🧘‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏄‍♂️ https://linktr.ee/nickyszmala

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