Manage a tech team and become a dad at the same time? Find out how Falko managed the challenge and what identified as keys factor to make this happen. Experiencing it first hand at Sensorberg he will also talk about benefits of family friendliness in an IT start up and how you can use it as an competitive advantage in recruiting and talent acquisition. Falko became a CTO on the day his daughter was born almost two years ago and manages a team with 40% young parents. Sensorberg manages a software stack on all mobile platforms and a cloud based IOT management solution in order to help it´s customers to merge the physical with the digital world. The recording at the startup camp 2017 Berlin can be found on youtube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL4S1qLQvbA

1. PART TIME CTO
IN A START-UP1
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2. ABOUT ME 2
> 31 years old/young
> CTO since May 1st 2015
> proud dad since May 1st 2015 #maydaygirl
> distance to grandparents ~250km
> ! is working
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about.me/falkorichter

3. SENSORBERG
> 3,5 years old
> lot´s of software engineers (fathers, single dads, part
time project managers)
> complex technology, real experts needed
> small team (still)

4. WHY TALK
ABOUT THIS?

5. > everybody I talk to think it´s great
> you have to fight/ask for it (still)
> it has advantages (for all involved parties)
> we (guys) have much to learn

6. CHALLENGES STARTUP
> tight deadlines
> investors which expect 80 hour weeks
> lot´s of business chalenges
> recruiting

7. FACTS
80% contract
limited to 6 months, no autorenewal

8. HOW DO I DO IT
Just because I´m not in the office, I´m still responsible

9. HOW DO I DO IT
Fridays off "If it´s urgent, call me even on a friday, I don
´t want to clean up a mess every monday"
Monday - Thursday everything is regular
crunch times may interupt my schedule I actually have
one day buffer per week
I don´t believe in overtime, my productivity has a natural
limit. I have to pick up my daughter every wednesday at
4pm

10. HOW DO I DO IT
no home office.
I´m not a home office person.

11. WHY DID I DO THIS?#WORK-LIFE-BALANCE
I LOVE MY JOB...

12. I ALSO LOVE...

13. ...OTHER

14. ...THINGS

15. OUTSIDE RECEPTION
> people are wishing me "happy weekend on thursday"
my weekend is also Saturday & Sunday
> "your alone-spa-day"
I´ve always got stuff to do
This is why I need one day extra to things done

16. Imagine a freelance coworker who always has another
client on Friday
You don´t treat him any special on a Thursday, right?

17. Advantages (for the company)
sensorberg saves 20% of my salary, looses <20%
productivity
part time agreement for 6 months
competitive hr advantage
crunch time buffer

18. ADVANTAGES
I don´t burn out
I have one day to get my head free #creativity !
I don´t answer to recruiters
crunch time buffer

19. WHAT DID I PLAN TO DO ON MY FRIDAY?
> afternoon with family ✅
> fix things at home ❌
> cleanup basement ❌ / closet ✅
> take nap ✅ (on my birthday)
> cleanup the digital family photo archive ✅

20. WHAT AM I ACTUALLY DOING
> work ! (crunch time)
> go "/exercise
> work related # meetup
> get the cargo $ fixed
> attend a % course
> family chores (& bank transfers, wash '()*...)

21. FINAL THOUGHTS
> prolong contract? most likely
> 80% is a good compromise
> four 100% days a week works best for me
> combine with flexi leave

22. TALKING POINTS
> tandemploy
> Elternzeitgesetz
> hiring is difficult, keeping employees as well
> freelance part time

23. THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?GITHUB.COM/FALKORICHTER/PRESENTATIONS