Jozef Antony

Jozef Antony Consulting

✔️ I’ve built software development teams from scratch for 10+ companies worldwide
✔️ 3 of my clients’ companies were later acquired by 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁, and 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸.
✔️ 25+ years of experience in the software development space

Here is a sample breakdown of two projects we have handled:

1:

The client is in the life science industry. We built a software development team from scratch. The software solution helped the company to run and document clinical trials. We acted as an outsourcing partner.

The company was later acquired by Medidata. And later, Medidata was acquired by Dassault Systeme. The team continued to operate and grow to 15-17 developers, testers, DevOps engineers. This partnership lasted for 6 years.

2:

Built a development outsourced team to work on one of the first file-sharing and collaboration platforms in 2005 (like Dropbox or Google Drive). The solution was focused on enterprise customers. They used it for file sharing and backup. It was scaled to 170.000 paying customers. The company was later sold to Autotask and later to Datto.

As an outsourcing partner, we scaled the team to 15-20 developers and testers. Responsible for the application development, testing, hiring developers, and managing day-to-day operations of the development team. We constantly communicate with partners in Denmark and the US. This partnership is still ongoing since its inception in 2005. 

𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹:

jozef.antony@gmail.com

Growth & Technology Advisor

I've worked with many companies, including 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗥 (data service which liberates users from their offices using latest mobile technologies), 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀/𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗿𝗲𝗮 (sharing service which was recently sold to Microsoft) and various domestic companies and public sector institutions.

𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹:

jozef.antony@gmail.com

Tech Advisor / Fractional CTO

Foundation s.r.o.

Managing daily operations (software development, sales). Experienced in management of SW project, sales.

Successfully running big project for various customers, including SoonR (data service which liberates users from their offices using latest mobile technologies), WebFives/Vizrea (sharing service which was recently sold to Microsoft) and various domestic companies and public sector institutions.

CTO, Owner

Outsourced.SK / Naxos s.r.o.

Web page focused on software development outsourcing especially in Europe and Slovakia. Free articles about our experience with outsourcing projects - how to manage and run them, case studies.
Certified Affiliate Manager, affiliate, affiliate programs.

Owner, Director

SingularCRM / Biz App Technologies Limited

Customer Acquisition and Relationship Management Platform for partners.

Our strategy is to deliver exceptional Customer Acquisition and Relationship Management solutions to our customers, OEM's and business partners.

Performance impact is a critical theme in our solutions; whether to improve the understanding about business productivity, customer relationships or efficiency. 

SingularCRM solutions are event-based and help to better present the business picture to individuals, team managers and executives.

As “one size fits all” may work for some, we believe in personalizing our solutions. If the functions you require are not already available, we can tailor the SingularCRM platform to deliver the solution you want. Private Cloud or On-premise

CN Resources Int. (SK)

 Acted as a deputy of the project manager and managed 2-3 projects (5-10 people)
 Created plans and estimations, measured performance, evaluated risks, tracking status, managing change and distribute reports to management and clients. Interviewed, hired and trained new people for the team
 Developed and supported products at the customer, tailored applications to customers needs (in Germany, US, Austria, Italy)

Project Manager Deputy / Designer / Analyst

	Lead team of developers to develop a new generation of the software application, which is one of the main companys products - delivered the product on time and within budget
	Participated on analysis and design, gathered and organized clients requirements, created and communicated design documentation, controlled change requests
	Supported the product: troubleshooting, implemented of new solutions
	Implemented and executed quality system (CMM Level 2) in the projects

Team Leader / Designer

	Designed and implemented new solutions (enhancements) which were based on the knowledge of various company products
	Delivered solution which allowed a migration of old Win16 technology to Win32 and later to Linux and greatly reduced development, debugging and testing time (solution developed mostly in free time)
	Designed and implemented subsystem allowing product to be more flexible for the customers
	Established a new enhancements project and later appointed as a deputy project manager of the project

Designer, Analyst, Programmer

	Stay at Nettest, formerly GN Nettest (Copenhagen, Denmark), our mothers company and outsourcing partner
	Gathered knowledge about the various partners products, in order to start outsourcing in Slovakia 
	Designed and implemented solutions with C++, Java, Python languages on Unix (Tru64, Solaris), Linux systems for telecommunications company

•	Designed and implemented software solutions for Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Family of SR based on Informix database and Microsoft OS (ISOP)
•	Cooperated and communicated with the team of the partner company in Slovakia

Analyst, Programmer

Caligari Corp. USA, CA

	Designed and built 3D graphics applications, created support for scripting languages, animations
	Tele-working: together with colleagues in Slovakia and U.S.
	Supported beta-testers, resolved issues, analyzed requirements

GfAI (Slovensko) s.r.o, Bratislava (now CSC Computer Sciences spol. s r.o.)

	Designed and programmed various database systems (resource management, business support)
	Supported the systems on the client side (the mother company) in Switzerland (Zurich, Bern)

Growth & Technology Advisor For Tech Companies | Empower Your Business With My 25+ Years of Tech Leadership | Medidata, Autotask, and Microsoft acquired 3 of my clients’ companies

👉 4 Main Reasons Why Companies Can’t Build Market-Leading Products:

(𝗜) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱: Discovering that you cannot deliver fast enough. Communication friction, misunderstandings, and challenges between engineering, product, and business slow everything down.

(𝗜𝗜) 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲: Encountering invisible barriers that hinder your business growth, whether they are technological limitations, inefficient processes, or gaps in team expertise.

(𝗜𝗜𝗜) 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: Revamping your technology or product features to stay relevant may require significant resources and time. Focusing on business value helps you navigate these issues easier and faster.

(𝗜𝗩) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: The alarming possibility that product failures impact not just your customers' operations but also your hard-earned reputation.

Addressing these challenges requires more than just hard work and determination. 

As a Fractional CTO and Product Growth Partner - I help companies to:

✅ Focus on company objectives and align your teams with your big goals - building the wrong thing fast doesn’t bring any value. Focusing on business value constantly is the priority.

✅ Accelerate delivery without compromising quality - the common myth is that this cannot be accomplished; the opposite is true.

✅ Honest communication, even if (especially if) the news is not good. The dynamic business environment needs constant adjustment. Keeping the communication flow open ensures the project focuses on the business value.

✅ Establish a practical timeline through effective project management - mismanagement is a primary cause of software project failures. Keeping all parties in sync, especially key stakeholders, is crucial.

🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁:

- I’m still in the trenches (I’m the CTO of Foundation.sk)
- 25+ years of experience in the software development space
- I’ve built software development teams from scratch for 10+ companies worldwide
- 3 of my clients’ companies were acquired by Medidata, Microsoft, and Autotask

Here’s what some of my clients say:

“Jozef and his team have been instrumental in turning our vision into reality, helping us grow confidently.” — Martin Frid-Nielsen, CEO of Soonr, Inc.

“Working with Jozef changed how we approach development, making our efforts more impactful and balanced.” — Janak Mehta, Web Traffic Guy, PREasy.com.

👉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲:

Send me a DM or email to book a free strategy call.

𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹:
jozef.antony@gmail.com

CTO as a Service

Sales and Marketing at CBF Labels

I'm passionate about sharing content & ideas on sales + marketing to help you level up your professional knowledge.

Outside my main role, I've been helping Ecommerce SaaS and AI companies with distribution and promotion.

If you’re looking to advertise to my audience, please send me a message so we can chat further. Thanks!

Jamie Dimond

99% of people get a degree, get a job, then stop learning.

High performers ensure after-hours learning is a habit. They're obsessed with learning and becoming 1% better each day.

I used to waste my lunch breaks while working in finance binge-watching Youtube. My people leader at the time suggested I make a change.

He gave me Ted Talks to watch instead. Later on he assigned me books to read like Carol Dweck "Mindset."

Over the next 2 years I got promoted constantly. 

All the learning changed how I viewed the world. It help me develop EQ instead of IQ. 

Bizarrely, the learning journey also helped me heal from mental illness. 

You don't learn once then earn for the rest of your career. No. Use self-learning to upgrade your career and explode your value.

Am I missing anything?

Credit: Tim Denning ( go follow him )

Working with smart people is great.
But it is not enough.

Because intelligence can solve problems.
But humility and kindness build cultures where problems don’t have to exist in the first place.

Here’s why it matters so much 👇

Kind and humble people:

They make collaboration effortless.
You don’t waste energy defending ideas or egos. 
You build together - faster, cleaner, and with more trust.

They create psychological safety.
When people feel respected, they speak up, share bold ideas, 
and admit mistakes early. 
That’s how teams innovate and grow.

They inspire long-term loyalty.
People don’t leave companies - they leave toxic dynamics. 
Working with grounded, genuine teammates keeps great talent around.

 Ways to practice kindness and humility at work:

Listen more than you talk.
You don’t need to have the loudest voice to have the strongest impact. 
Listening builds connection and earns respect.

Give credit - generously.
Acknowledging others’ work doesn’t diminish your own. 
It multiplies the trust and energy in your team.

Keep learning.
The moment you think you’ve “arrived,” you stop growing. 
Stay curious, stay open, and never let success make you unapproachable.

Kind people build strong teams.
Strong teams create big results.

Credit: Chase Dimond

Most people think social media managers just “post content.”

A nice graphic here, a caption there… and somehow, followers appear.

If only it were that simple.

The truth?
Social media managers are the Swiss army knives of modern marketing.

Behind every single post, there’s:
🧭 Strategy – understanding who you’re talking to and why.
✍️ Copywriting – turning thoughts into emotions that move people.
🎨 Design – making ideas visual, memorable, and on-brand.
📊 Analytics – reading the data, not just the comments.
📢 Ads – amplifying what works (and killing what doesn’t).
💬 Community – replying, engaging, connecting human to human.

It’s not just about pressing “publish.”

It’s about building trust, consistency, and brand recall one post at a time.

So the next time someone says “you just post memes all day,” smile, sip your coffee, and remember:
you’re not just managing social media.
You’re managing perception, connection, and growth.

👉 To every social media manager out there keep the brand alive, one post at a time.

Credit: Bind Reka (go follow him)

Once you understand this, you'll never look at logos the same way

Color psychology in marketing leverages the emotional and behavioral impact of colors to influence consumers

shaping perceptions of a brand and driving purchasing decisions

Colors can evoke feelings of trust (blue), energy (red), or health (green), but their meaning can vary by individual experience, culture, and context

Marketers use color strategically in logos, websites, and packaging to build brand recognition, create atmosphere, and promote specific actions, such as impulse buys or calls to action

Credit: Edgar Bitencourt

Don't hire the smartest person.

The best teams I’ve worked in weren’t full of geniuses.

They had good humans. 

People who worked as a team.

They asked good questions, shared credit, supported each other. 

And they never let ego get in the way of progress.

That’s what builds real culture.
And it all starts with who you hire.

(Credit: Dan Mian)

5 Ways To Build A Great Team Culture:

1️⃣ Hire For Character, Not Just Skills
↳ You can teach tools and systems.
↳ But you can’t teach curiosity, humility or drive.

2️⃣ Collaboration > Competition
↳ Reward those who lift others up.
↳ Knowledge hoarding kills momentum.

3️⃣ Growth Mindset 
↳ Encourage people to ask questions.
↳ It’s how teams learn, adapt & get better.

4️⃣ Keep It Light (But Focused)
↳ Great teams don’t take themselves too seriously.
↳ But they take the mission seriously — and they deliver.

5️⃣ Leave Egos At The Door
↳ Be kind, approachable & low-maintenance.
↳ Being easy to work with is an underrated superpower.

Tolerating a toxic employee is the fastest way to break trust and lose your best people.

Culture isn’t built by perks or policies.
It’s built by people.

Managers may have status.

But leaders create true impact.

Here is what impactful leadership is not:

- Neglecting professional development and training
- Not acknowledging and actioning feedback
- Micro-managing every single detail
- Avoiding difficult conversations
- Favouring people over others
- Setting unclear expectations
- Taking all the credit
- Ignoring team input
- Being inaccessible
- Resisting change

Impactful leadership is:

- Listening actively
- Taking full responsibility
- Treating everyone equally
- Being friendly and approachable
- Empowering everyone around you
- Having difficult but necessary talks
- Embracing change and adapting fast
- Accepting feedback and taking action on it
- Celebrating achievements no matter what size
- Providing clear guidance, especially in difficult times

The best leaders focus on:

↳ Setting the example
↳ How they make people feel
↳ Bringing the best out of everyone

It’s far more than a title.

Know a leader who’s changed your life?
Tag them below to show them they are appreciated! ⬇️

♻️ Repost this to support the leaders in your network.
Credit:  Chris Donnelly

Uncomfortable truth.. 

Work is NOT a family

A red flag we don't talk about enough? 

🚩 Companies that say "family" when they really mean "team" 

(Especially the big ones) 

I have worked in cultures like this, and I know how toxic it can be

This is a lesson I learned the hard way, but you don't have to

The "work-family" mindset : 

🚫 Blurs the lines between home and work 
Saying "no" feels like a betrayal and creates burnout
 
🚫 Makes feedback feel personal and targeted
This can drive internal divisions and personal attacks 

🚫 Sets unrealistic expectations 
People don't owe anything to the company except what they're paid for 
 

Work is important, but it's not on par with your family 

No matter how collaborative and supportive your team is 

Here's what a healthy workplace looks like:

● There are clear boundaries 
↳ A real work-life balance is nurtured and encouraged 

● Everyone maintains their perspective 
↳ Work comes first in the office, but life comes first outside

● There is a focus on respect, not "love." 
↳ You don't need to be family to trust and support each other 

Your family loves you unconditionally and is your support system 

Your team respects you and works with you toward shared goals 

P.S. Have you been part of a "work-family" culture? 

Credit: Hamza Rauf Khan

The fastest way to learn anything?

Start before you're ready.

Here's what most people do: 

→ Research for months 
→ Plan every detail 
→ Wait for the "perfect" moment 
→ Never actually begin

Meanwhile, the people who succeed are already figuring it out.

You can't learn to swim by reading about water.
You can't learn to code without writing messy code. 
You can't learn to sell without making awkward pitches.

The real education happens when you're doing the work.

Every successful person has this in common: 

→ They started with incomplete knowledge 
→ They learned by making mistakes 
→ They adjusted as they went 
→ They got better through repetition

The market is the best teacher. 

Customers are the best feedback. 

Experience is the best education.

Planning has its place, but action has the power.

Your idea doesn't need to be perfect. 
Your plan doesn't need to be bulletproof. 

Your skills don't need to be complete.
You just need to begin.

The road reveals itself as you walk.

Сredit: Noemi Kis✨

Most of your audience is not ready to buy.

The goal of marketing is that when they are ready to buy, your brand is top of mind.

Credit: Dmurr68 on Twitter/X

And the award for most creative resume goes to...





Credit: Libby Moyer

Marketing is a humbling profession.

Sometimes the idea you’re certain is going to work doesn’t work. Or the idea you know definitely won’t work for some reason does work. Or the thing that used to work stops working. You need to continuously learn, re-learn, and un-learn.

Credit: mkobach on Twitter/X

After two successful exits (Google & Zynga)

you need THIS "Decision Layer" to win deals 👇



What I call "Layer 3"

Let me explain:


1️⃣ Surface Layer (Table Stakes)
→ Company data
→ Basic tech stack
→ Team structure
→ Recent news
→ Public metrics


But this is where most stop.

Because it's easy to automate this research.

If you want your outreach to land?

You need to hit these layers:


2️⃣ Strategic Layer (The Context)
→ Growth vectors
→ Tech architecture
→ Market position
→ Competition map
→ Customer sentiment
→ Investment areas
→ Product roadmap


And how you really stand out?

Layer 3 "Decision Layer" data:

3️⃣ Decision Layer
→ Stakeholder dynamics
→ Internal processes
→ Budget ownership
→ Success metrics
→ Career motivators
→ Risk tolerance
→ Change appetite



👀 The reality in my experience?

95% of sales teams never reach Layer 3.

Because it requires:

→ Systematic thinking
→ Pattern recognition
→ Deep industry knowledge
→ Cross-functional understanding
→ Technical acumen

Most teams are under pressure to deliver.

And can't create the space / resources to hit layer 3.



But...

Those who master all 3 layers?

They don't just sell. They consult.


That’s how you’re seen as a strategic advisor in your deals.

That’s how you up your ACV and your win rate.

Credit: Jeff Chen

Without SEO, your brand is invisible.

This visual says it all:

Without SEO, no one can see your brand.

No one can listen to your message.

And no one will speak about your value.


SEO isn’t just about ranking on Google—it’s about visibility, trust, and communication.
If your ideal audience can’t find you, you don’t exist in their world.

So before you invest in flashy ads or branding, make sure your SEO foundation is solid.

It’s time to let your brand be seen, heard, and talked about!

Credit: SUMANT SINGH

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