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Mark Attila Opauszky

I have been a Canadian tech CEO for over 20 years. There are always obstacles; some of them are worth it. I want to share what I can.

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obstacles On startups, struggles and stoicism
Oh good, we can all stop trying now...
Mar 19

Mar 19 Oh good, we can all stop trying now...

Mark Attila Opauszky

 Do we really need to still sell like this, are we still inventing pain for our products to solve?

Obstacles
Jan 12

Jan 12 Obstacles

Mark Attila Opauszky
On Things In Your Way
The Human Machine
Sep 16

Sep 16 The Human Machine

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On Being Better

With all the distractions and problems and fear, we are all still human and are ultimately in service of that fact, and in service to each other.

Theatre of Lies
Sep 10

Sep 10 Theatre of Lies

Mark Attila Opauszky
On Knowing What is Real

Things don't always work well - I'm Ok with that

Stock Options
Aug 28

Aug 28 Stock Options

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On Occationally Venting
Navigating Ambiguity
Jul 30

Jul 30 Navigating Ambiguity

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On Not Screwing Up
Paying Attention
May 23

May 23 Paying Attention

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On Not Screwing Up

And while many things are beyond your control, the one thing that is within your control is what you choose to pay attention to; and that can tip the scales.

Five years since I almost lost my life
Feb 15

Feb 15 Five years since I almost lost my life

Mark Attila Opauszky
Learning from the brink

For me, the most profound part of the experience was the realization that your survival and recovery have a lot to do with the quality of participation from your side.

Perspective over Perception
Oct 26

Oct 26 Perspective over Perception

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On Leadership

Reality is often far more nuanced and far less concerned about our needs.

Batteries
Aug 14

Aug 14 Batteries

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On Making Decisions
What is wrong with hard decisions?
Jun 27

Jun 27 What is wrong with hard decisions?

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On Knowing What is Real

Nothing feels real until you are forced to start making hard decisions.

Groin alarms, Limb difference and Vodka at 20,000 feet   
May 12

May 12 Groin alarms, Limb difference and Vodka at 20,000 feet   

Mark Attila Opauszky
On Knowing What is Real

, I totally get why they are not going to have a special program just for me and my cyborg friends.

The Trouble with Urgency
May 4

May 4 The Trouble with Urgency

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On Not Screwing Up

It has been said that urgent things are often the reason that important things don’t get done.

Seeing Big Gaps
Feb 8

Feb 8 Seeing Big Gaps

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On Knowing What is Real

People know the garbage needs to be taken out. You can’t realistically avoid it. It is a job to be done and most of us just do it. But if a product magically appeared to make that job go away everyone would buy it.

Hasn't it always been pretty hard ?
Dec 2

Dec 2 Hasn't it always been pretty hard ?

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On Things That Scare Us

Hasn't it always been pretty hard ... and wasn't that part of winning?

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Mark Attila Opauszky

It’s been my privilege to work with great people on worthy problems. It’s not supposed to be easy. This blog aims to talk about the things that we let get in the way.

“…the mind adapts and converts any obstacle to its action into a means of achieving it.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.20

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On Things In Your Way
Obstacles
On Things In Your Way
On Things In Your Way
The Human Machine
On Being Better
The Human Machine
On Being Better
On Being Better
Theatre of Lies
On Knowing What is Real
Theatre of Lies
On Knowing What is Real
On Knowing What is Real
Stock Options
On Occationally Venting
Stock Options
On Occationally Venting
On Occationally Venting
Navigating Ambiguity
On Not Screwing Up
Navigating Ambiguity
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Paying Attention
On Not Screwing Up
Paying Attention
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Five years since I almost lost my life
Learning from the brink
Five years since I almost lost my life
Learning from the brink
Learning from the brink
Perspective over Perception
On Leadership
Perspective over Perception
On Leadership
On Leadership
Batteries
On Making Decisions
Batteries
On Making Decisions
On Making Decisions
What is wrong with hard decisions?
On Knowing What is Real
What is wrong with hard decisions?
On Knowing What is Real
On Knowing What is Real
Groin alarms, Limb difference and Vodka at 20,000 feet   
On Knowing What is Real
Groin alarms, Limb difference and Vodka at 20,000 feet   
On Knowing What is Real
On Knowing What is Real
The Trouble with Urgency
On Not Screwing Up
The Trouble with Urgency
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Seeing Big Gaps
On Knowing What is Real
Seeing Big Gaps
On Knowing What is Real
On Knowing What is Real
Hasn't it always been pretty hard ?
On Things That Scare Us
Hasn't it always been pretty hard ?
On Things That Scare Us
On Things That Scare Us
Mission Statements
On Building the Company
Mission Statements
On Building the Company
On Building the Company
Three Good Questions
On Making Decisions
Three Good Questions
On Making Decisions
On Making Decisions
Opinions
On Not Screwing Up
Opinions
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Defending a good state of mind is part of the job
On Not Screwing Up
Defending a good state of mind is part of the job
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Lies
On Knowing What is Real
Lies
On Knowing What is Real
On Knowing What is Real
The trouble with OKRs
On Building the Company
The trouble with OKRs
On Building the Company
On Building the Company
Experience rocks, except when it doesn't
On Not Screwing Up
Experience rocks, except when it doesn't
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Competition
On Not Screwing Up
Competition
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Learning the Job
On Leadership
Learning the Job
On Leadership
On Leadership
Room to Succeed
On Not Screwing Up
Room to Succeed
On Not Screwing Up
On Not Screwing Up
Be where your buyers are headed:  An argument for sales automation
On Sales and Marketing
Be where your buyers are headed:  An argument for sales automation
On Sales and Marketing
On Sales and Marketing
Being great
On Building the Company
Being great
On Building the Company
On Building the Company
Something is wrong with social media
On Being Better
Something is wrong with social media
On Being Better
On Being Better
 
 

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