Becoming The Mr. CTO - E20: Goodbye Croatia, Hello Masdar
It had been a few weeks since our last visit to Abu Dhabi. We had left the bike behind, came
Becoming The Mr. CTO
I’ve decided to start sharing a full series of stories about how I became The Mr. CTO - not the brand, not the title, but the human path behind it. It wasn’t linear. It wasn’t clean. There were beautiful moments, and there were some very hard ones too. I’ve carried these stories with me for years, and now feels like the right time to put them out there.
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Becoming The Mr. CTO - E19: First Glimpse of the Future
We were showcasing our bike in the UAE, and the feedback was incredible. Locals were impressed, we needed some tweaks
Becoming The Mr. CTO - E18: Middle East, Take Two
After weeks of sleepless nights and chaos back in the workshop, I finally stood in Abu Dhabi. The bike was
Becoming The Mr. CTO - E17: (Creative) Chaos
We got the call. Another project in the Middle East. This time, it was big - two bikes, built from
Becoming The Mr. CTO - E16: The Last Summer as Ivan
I just wanted to stop time. That summer, I was in Pelješac. The sea was warm, the sunsets perfect. I
Becoming The Mr. CTO - E15: From Bikes to Platforms (and the Mistake I Couldn’t See)
We were building, selling, traveling - constantly in motion. But at some point, it hit us: we were never going
Becoming The Mr. CTO - E14: From Zagreb Snow to the streets of Dubai
Nuremberg and Geneva changed everything. After filling headlines with Grunner, we got a message that would shape our next chapter
Becoming The Mr. CTO - E13: Grunner X and the Smile That Changed Everything
We learned a lot from the Grunner MA1. We optimized the app. We refined the platform. And then we built
Becoming The Mr. CTO - E12: Grunner MA1, the Bike with a Brain
After the early Grunner bikes, it was time to go all in. We built our first production version. Stronger frame.