Aytekin Tank

Yeah, I mean, you have to make those mistakes to learn from them. Sometimes there's no shortcut. Yes, yes.

Yeah, I mean, you have to make those mistakes to learn from them. Sometimes there's no shortcut. Yes, yes.

I guess it's about... And before I started JotForm, I never managed anybody, right? I was an individual contributor as a developer in my previous job. But luckily, I hired my first employee the first year, second employee, second year. So literally, for the first five years, I only added like one person to the company every year. So learning management was really important for me.

I guess it's about... And before I started JotForm, I never managed anybody, right? I was an individual contributor as a developer in my previous job. But luckily, I hired my first employee the first year, second employee, second year. So literally, for the first five years, I only added like one person to the company every year. So learning management was really important for me.

I guess it's about... And before I started JotForm, I never managed anybody, right? I was an individual contributor as a developer in my previous job. But luckily, I hired my first employee the first year, second employee, second year. So literally, for the first five years, I only added like one person to the company every year. So learning management was really important for me.

But I will say, I think it's also about the time management. So how you use your time. So I remember a few years into JotForm, and we were like three, four employees at this time. And I was spending all my day. There wasn't any customer support. So I was spending all my day doing customer support. answering emails, accounting, legal, HR, ordering supplies for the office.

But I will say, I think it's also about the time management. So how you use your time. So I remember a few years into JotForm, and we were like three, four employees at this time. And I was spending all my day. There wasn't any customer support. So I was spending all my day doing customer support. answering emails, accounting, legal, HR, ordering supplies for the office.

But I will say, I think it's also about the time management. So how you use your time. So I remember a few years into JotForm, and we were like three, four employees at this time. And I was spending all my day. There wasn't any customer support. So I was spending all my day doing customer support. answering emails, accounting, legal, HR, ordering supplies for the office.

I was busy with the busy work. But what I really liked was working on my product. And that's what actually made the difference in the long term. And And I was really struggling. And right at this moment, something else happened. Google actually came to the ring. Google Forms was released. So now I'm not really moving forward with my product. I'm struggling. I'm spending all my day with busy work.

I was busy with the busy work. But what I really liked was working on my product. And that's what actually made the difference in the long term. And And I was really struggling. And right at this moment, something else happened. Google actually came to the ring. Google Forms was released. So now I'm not really moving forward with my product. I'm struggling. I'm spending all my day with busy work.

I was busy with the busy work. But what I really liked was working on my product. And that's what actually made the difference in the long term. And And I was really struggling. And right at this moment, something else happened. Google actually came to the ring. Google Forms was released. So now I'm not really moving forward with my product. I'm struggling. I'm spending all my day with busy work.

And now I have to compete with Google. So it was a turning point for me. I think that's when I decided, OK, I have to change something. And the solution was automation. and delegation. For example, I went to Upwork, at that time it was called Odesk. I went to Upwork and I hired these support employees, contractors from all over the world. and just handed over the support work to them.

And now I have to compete with Google. So it was a turning point for me. I think that's when I decided, OK, I have to change something. And the solution was automation. and delegation. For example, I went to Upwork, at that time it was called Odesk. I went to Upwork and I hired these support employees, contractors from all over the world. and just handed over the support work to them.

And now I have to compete with Google. So it was a turning point for me. I think that's when I decided, OK, I have to change something. And the solution was automation. and delegation. For example, I went to Upwork, at that time it was called Odesk. I went to Upwork and I hired these support employees, contractors from all over the world. and just handed over the support work to them.

And I started automating all the work, like all the HR work, I started automating them. You know, the way we developed our product, we streamlined and automated everything. So it's just, and like, I was spending like, maybe like five, six hours a day, and I was able to

And I started automating all the work, like all the HR work, I started automating them. You know, the way we developed our product, we streamlined and automated everything. So it's just, and like, I was spending like, maybe like five, six hours a day, and I was able to

And I started automating all the work, like all the HR work, I started automating them. You know, the way we developed our product, we streamlined and automated everything. So it's just, and like, I was spending like, maybe like five, six hours a day, and I was able to

automate many things I do and I was able to reduce that to like one hour a day I think that was the biggest one so automation and delegation really saved me and just I learned to focus on the most important thing automation And every morning, you know, I make sure that I just, you know, launch this full screen text editor, iRider on Mac and just a blank screen blinking, you know, white blinking.

automate many things I do and I was able to reduce that to like one hour a day I think that was the biggest one so automation and delegation really saved me and just I learned to focus on the most important thing automation And every morning, you know, I make sure that I just, you know, launch this full screen text editor, iRider on Mac and just a blank screen blinking, you know, white blinking.

automate many things I do and I was able to reduce that to like one hour a day I think that was the biggest one so automation and delegation really saved me and just I learned to focus on the most important thing automation And every morning, you know, I make sure that I just, you know, launch this full screen text editor, iRider on Mac and just a blank screen blinking, you know, white blinking.