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.Jan 2Jan 2
Nicky Szmala 司馬樂The perfect family roadtrip in GermanyI 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…Sep 16, 2023Sep 16, 2023
Nicky Szmala 司馬樂My 10 million-dollar morning routineI 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…Jul 26, 20231Jul 26, 20231
Nicky Szmala 司馬樂inparadigm shiftBlack-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.May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
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.Jan 30, 2020Jan 30, 2020
Nicky Szmala 司馬樂inExtendNode’s Blogs for EntrepreneursWhat 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.Jan 9, 2020Jan 9, 2020
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…Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019
Nicky Szmala 司馬樂inExtendNode’s Blogs for EntrepreneursWhat I learned from launching products together with Google at CES.A guide for small and big companies to launch products at CES.Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
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…Oct 29, 2019Oct 29, 2019
Nicky Szmala 司馬樂The Agency of the Future, AKA the Carbon-Neutral AgencyAt the World Economic Forum this year, a young Swedish activist named Greta Thunberg gave a historic speech that raised a red flag on what…May 2, 2019May 2, 2019