Oliver Thylmann

Experience

Giant Swarm

Founder 2014 - Present (about 12 years)

Exit

Adcloud

Founder, CTO 2008 - 2013 (over 4 years)

Exit

Ormigo

Founder, CTO 2005 - 2010 (about 5 years)

Founder

Giant Swarm, Catalyst Zero, Ormigo, Adcloud, Ligatus

Employee

Ligatus

Advisor

Everplaces, PIRATEx, Railslove, Guzz

Mentor

hackers & thinkers

Projects

Aus Purem Interesse

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Education

About

Skills

Developer Whisperer Advertising Amazon Web Services Hiring Team Building Product Management Business Strategy Internationalization Raising Capital Due Diligence

What I'm Looking For

Founders with pashion, products build with a real market, something that changes market dynamics. I do prefer things that will become a real company instead of a product.

Describe what you're looking for in a company.

Locations

Earth

Q&A

What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

There isn't one, as they are too situation dependent. If I could name three, I would say Maverick by Ricardo Semler, Birth of the Chaordic Age by Dee Hock, and Re-Imagine by Tom Peters. ... Built to Last and Good to Great by James Colins.

What's your favorite non-business book?

Again hard, naming one, Daemon from Leinad Zeraus (now know under his real name of Daniel Suarez) was amazing. Neil Stephenson is good. Peter F. Hamilton is also great. Dan Simmons. Many.

What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

Many of our previous employees have become entrepreneurs themselves. That is hugely rewarding.

What was the most impactful class you took in school?

Math and Physics were the best, mostly because I had very good teachers there. Later during the MBA, Creativity, Innovation and Change was mind opening.

What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

Getting Bitcoins. LOL :)

Oliver Thylmann

Father, Internet Entrepreneur since 1996, 3 Exits, MBA, Developer Whisperer, Geek, First Adopter and Co-Founder of Giant Swarm

Founders with pashion, products build with a real market, something that changes market dynamics. I do prefer things that will become a real company instead of a product.