Ibo Atli

I love to build interesting and non-obvious products, code, and have fun at it (fun is my competitive advantage)

A little bit about me

Grew up in Southern Germany and got my first computer at age 10 (best day ever)
Went to a school nobody will ever know and studied something that only exists in Germany
Started my career at the biggest German retail conglomerate and my life went zig-zag from there
Worked and lived in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and now I live in the greatest city on the planet, NYC
Currently building a very small AI Product Building team at Capgemini Invent, serving F500 clients

What I have done

Manager building a very small and nimble AI Product Building team at the forefront of Capgemini Invent
Sold $1.5B as a Manager on the Strategic Deals team
Junior Consultant (in-house) at Lidl / Schwarz
Built nimbic, PERM Insights, instamp, job thriller, and the world's first linkedin widget for iOS

What I believe in

Nothing is impossible, everything is solvable with technology
It's the greatest time ever to build something meaningful (and it's only getting better). Have the agency to just do it
The best things that ever happened to me happened because I just did them, despite all odds stacked against me
The best ideas are non-obvious and at first they sound crazy and unrealistic. You should just jump on them. They are really good
Move fast and ship quickly, you can reverse most decisions
Persistence pays off
Very small and nimble teams. You don't need a lot of people to get things done. Often less is more
The Boosted Board is the greatest way to commute in NYC