I'm Viktor

I like building and teaching

My blessing and curse is that I do a lot of things

Over the past decade I've built apps, teams, and companies companies.

I've also built a bunch of things that didn't go anywhere.

Currently I'm building a new life for myself together with my girlfriend.

I believe in sharing what I learn and think with anyone who is interested. For a long time, I thought I would become a teacher. I think I've finally become one.

I regularly enjoy advising and coahing CTOs and founders on the really gnarly problems they might run into when running a startup. My two favorite topics are positioning and tech team health checks.

The past 5 years I've also invested way too much money into early stage startups. Have I made any money back yet? Nope! 20% of them don't exist anymore. Two are looking really good. Ask me again in five years. 😉

I also like single-player mode

People I've met are often surprised to hear that I am an introvert. When meeting people I can be engaged and high energy for a couple of hours. And then I need to go home and rest.

I also play a lot of video games. By myself. No MMOs for me! Single player RPGs and strategy is what I like. I've completed 100% of all achivements in Fallout 4 and spent more hours playing Civlization 6 than any other game.

I also love my journaling routine. Every morning I light a candle in my skullshaped candleholder (memento mori), uncap one of my many fountain pens and just start writing.

I've always enjoyed reading. The past years I've started ranking the non-fiction books I read. I keep a list of the books I've ranked highest under /books.

Some of the things I've done

• CTO at a successful baby tech app startup
• Co-founded IT consulting company that now employs over 100 consultants
• Member of the Board at an early-stage app startup
• Worked with high-performance teams in companies such as Spotify, BookBeat, and Doktor.se.
• Advisor to multiple companies in my of angel investments

I don't try a lot of tools and end up using just a handful

Here is a short list of tools I use almost every day (some of the links are affiliate links):

• Vacnotes: My own voice to text app. Helps me turn my ramblings into clear text and actions.
• Fastmail: Email, Calendar, files, team features and up to 100 domains. A great Google Workspace replacement.
• Astro: The best ASO tool I've found for keyword research.
• Cal.com: Calendar scheduling tool that has a generous free tier and is open source!
• Github Copilot: AI assistant in Android Studio.
• ClaudeAI: The best interface for interacting with the best model.
• Twitter/X: You're not serious about growth on Twitter if you're not paying for Premium.
• Digitalocean: Hosting for various sites and servers.
• Loopia: Most of my domains are bought here.
• Kit: The tool for sending my newsletter.