Patrik Inzinger

I sat down over the weekend, to write a bit about what 10 years of patience actually buys you. The good, the messy, and the parts that surprised me. It’s a longer read, but I’m proud of this one and maybe it helps other founders along the way. www.saismo.at/writing/10y

New personal record I did not want to set. Tokyo to Austria, door-to-door: 39 hours. Beats my previous worst (Honolulu → Vienna) by one hour. 🫩

One more thought before boarding my flight back home: Together, these people design and build products for Billions (with a B!) of people. Incredibly grateful to be even a tiny part of this. Blows my mind. 🤯

Design Forum Tokyo was an absolute blast. So glad I extended my trip for this. 👏

My coffee came with a business card. Tokyo’s attention to detail is something else. ☕️ 👀

Tokyo Lights. 👀🔥 #photography #tokyo #shibuya

Immigration in Bangkok: Almost two hours this time. Immigration in Tokyo: 15min. Touchdown to hotel in almost under an hour. I’d say that’s a very good start Japan! 🇯🇵 👏

Your worst customers demand discounts and other special prices. They either aren’t seeing the value, or they’re not building a respectful two-way relationship. (1/5)

Climbed 1.260 stairs for this view. 🥵

Is “guy who takes pictures of boats” a valid career path if appointmed doesn’t work out? 😅 #photography #travel

Left my Macbook behind for the first time in ~16 years for this trip. Feels weird, but deserved after grinding this long with only a few days off at a time. First multi-week break ever since going full-time on my own almost 20 years ago. 👴🫠

Embrace marketing. Even a great product dies if no one knows about it.

Traffic and sunshine. Bangkok in a single photo.😅

All packed and ready. Tomorrow I’m flying to Thailand for some sun before continuing to Japan for Tokyo Design Forum. Let’s goooooooo 💪

At scale, but even with a single team of 6, if you’re not completely aligned, then everyone is moving in different directions, so the group as a whole is moving slowly compared to what it could be. Alignment is an accelerant.

Almost time for our session. I get to talk about two of my favorite things: Product Design and Aviation! 🥳 Want to join us? www.duda.co/webinars/b2s...

"Rental Family" was a surprisingly good movie. Also, a great way to get in the mood for my trip to Tokyo! 🗼

This week we hit 10 years. It’s been one hell of a journey, full of wins, devastating setbacks, and everything in between. Hard to believe we made it here and excited for what’s next. 🍰 🍾

Two days at the spa with the entire company is great way to kick off the new year. 🧘‍♂️ 10/10 highly recommend.

I had a full todo list today. Decided I deserve a day off instead. 🧘‍♂️ Kobe approves. 🐕

Happy new Alter Bridge record day to all who celebrate 🤘🎸 open.spotify.com/album/1E2G7Q...

My Bose QC35 won't turn off anymore. Battery is _always_ dead. 😢😢 What are the absolute best noise-cancelling headphones right now? Still Bose? Sony? Something entirely different? 🤔 (please don't recommend Airpods Max)

My copy of The Pathless Path is somewhere between the Netherlands and Austria and I can’t wait to dive in. 📦 That post about the reason why it exists hyped me up even more! https://pathlesspath.com/reclaim-the-book/

That partly solves my problem of finding interesting content on BlueSky. Great feed!

Ever since I switched back to Apple Reminders, I've missed the fantastic(!) Quick-Entry feature from Todoist. Until I found this super simple menu bar app: github.com/DamascenoRaf... It's not perfect, but close enough for my needs. If you're using Reminders too, it's definitely worth a look!

Reading @asmartbear.com articles is like fighting a hydra. Cut through one, four more spawn in your tabs. Except instead of eventually winning, you just become a better entrepreneur while drowning in your reading list. 🫠

I wish there were a way to import specific people from X so I can see their posts here on BlueSky. I still have so many friends and followers who haven't moved over (yet?). 😔

Oof… 😮‍💨 Watched Nuremberg tonight. it feels disturbingly relevant to what we’re seeing in the US right now. https://youtu.be/WvAy9C-bipY?si=mzLMBqgUKjR5EQ9f

The best designers are exceptional systems thinkers, which makes them dangerous product builders in 2026.

Been back at the gym for a few weeks. Body has adapted again, so I started tracking my progress. Tried hevy.com today. Great interface and Apple Watch integration works well. 👏

Well… that’s not a great start into the new year, is it? 🫠 🇺🇸

Surprised to say, but Stranger Things is one of those shows that nailed the finale. It’s not perfect, but nowhere near the clusterfuck that was Game of Thrones. Good job 👏

Planned 12 Slow & Steady issues in 2025. Shipped 15. Not because I'm particularly disciplined. I just had more worth sharing than I expected. This year: more mistakes, more numbers, more “this probably shouldn’t have worked but somehow did” stories. Follow along: saismo.at/writing

The official numbers are in. We were able to grow recurring revenue by over 30% again in 2025 (33.4% to be exact). All that without expanding the team or significantly increasing our spending on ads. Not bad for a tiny bootstrapped company in the current market. 💪🍾

On January 21st, I'll explain why simplicity matters and how feature creep kills small companies. Sign up for the session here:

Just booked hotel and flights for tokyodesignforum.com and I’m all set. So excited to go to Japan for the first time! 🇯🇵 🥳

Currently reading The Art of Spending Money by @morganhousel.bsky.social. Here’s a hard truth from the book: One of the biggest conflicts when managing money is finding the delicate balance between compound interest and the fact that you are one day closer to death than you were yesterday.

Great read about @kevinkelly.bsky.social. Was nodding my head throughout the entire thing. (I can also recommend his book “Excellent Advice for Living”) https://joincolossus.com/article/flounder-mode/

Weather has been shitty for weeks. So I flew myself to Portoroz for the first time to get some sunshine and a delicious lunch. ☀️ 🛫 #aviation

On the hunt for some sun today. Weather has been terrible lately so we figured to try our luck above the fog layer.

My day is a rollercoaster so far. Our entire marketing website infrastructure went down briefly, for reasons we couldn’t figure out yet. 🫠 A new potential deal with a 30+ therapist group practice right before Christmas. 🥳​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Last Slow & Steady issue for 2025 is ready and going out soon. Sign up here so you don’t miss it: https://www.saismo.at/writing

I kinda have the urge to build a proper FlightLog app for GA pilots that‘s EASA compliant with _superb_ user experience. Am I too old to start vibe coding? I wouldn‘t even know where to begin… 🫠😅

A few pages in, but I already love The Art of Spending Money by @morganhousel.bsky.social. Big fan of his previous books, too!

Today, we crossed our (ambitious!) ARR goal for 2025 two weeks early. From zero to a million+ Euro business. Most days it still doesn’t feel real. 😳

We noticed a rising interest regarding the use of AI in browsers. To be clear about our position on this: Zen currently is disabling all AI features included in Firefox and will continue to do so.

Quick little life update on my website: https://www.saismo.at/now.  The /now page is still one of the best concepts I’ve borrowed from @sive.rs.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 👏

Things nobody asked for: A LinkedIn Year in Review. 😅