Slides from a KIBR Conference by Wiktor Schmidt, CEO of @netguru.

1. How to go global?
Wiktor Schmidt, netguru
wiktor@netguru.co

3. Netguru is a full stack,
remote, upmarket
software services
company.

4. growing 100%

5. 50 => 100 in 2014

6. 100 => ? in 2015

7. 100% global

9. How to go global?

10. I don’t know

11. our story

13. We didn’t know...

14. 1.
...you need to have
offices in other countries

15. blogging + hacking

17. ~5 calls per day

18. 6 continents

19. 10 timezones

20. > 30 countries

21. bragging much?

22. simple online tools

23. first they laugh at you...

24. maybe you don’t offices?

25. 2.
...to be a “thought leader” you need
to be gray-haired and
from anglo-saxon country

26. from 0
to
50 000 UU monthly

27. 1 blogpost a day

28. 1 dedicated person

29. team of freelance
guest authors
& proofreaders

30. we share

31. how we work

32. case studies

33. tips & tricks

34. ...everything

35. also this presentation
bit.ly/spnetguru

36. maybe you don’t need to
be gray-haired & native?
bit.ly/spnetguru

37. 3.
...to connect with possible partners
& mentors you need a network
bit.ly/spnetguru

38. bit.ly/spnetguru

39. bit.ly/spnetguru

40. no network
no problem
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41. context
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42. “I was listening to your interview in [...]
and I must say it's probably the best one
to date.”
“I was looking at your LinkedIn profile...”
“I liked your YouTube presentation…”
“I liked your article about…”
“I’m coming to London next week…”
bit.ly/spnetguru

43. also at scale
bit.ly/spnetguru

44. bit.ly/spnetguru

45. and by the way...
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46. bit.ly/spnetguru

47. maybe you don’t need a
network?
bit.ly/spnetguru

48. 4.
...you need to diversify and offer
the best technology customized
for client needs
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49. one technology
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50. bit.ly/spnetguru

51. + mobile
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53. say no
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54. more than one domain?
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55. maybe you don’t need to
do everything?
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56. 5.
...it’s hard to go global
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57. decent English
+ being a fool
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58. maybe it’s not that hard?
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60. Thanks!
questions / comments?
http://bit.ly/spnetguru
@wiktorschmidt / wiktor@netguru.co