Two founders. One company. Built together.

Recorded in 2018 at Tech Breakfast, in Serbian. This is our English translation. Select a time to play the video from that point.

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   Hi everyone.

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   My name is Milos, that is Marko over there in front of the camera, and we are the founders of Creative Brackets.

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   Creative Brackets offers a wide range of services, such as design, mobile app development, web applications and marketing, and helps clients actually reach their business goals.

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   We call ourselves a full-service agency, but more on that a bit later.

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   Marko and I met only a year before founding the company, and we can say we are very lucky that we met at all.

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   I would say that we are two sides of the same coin.

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   That may also be because Marko is a developer and I am a designer.

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   We worked together at a company that ended its business very badly, but we learned a lot from it, mostly from mistakes.

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   We were very motivated to start our own company and to have control over, let's say, our own professional careers.

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    Simply put, we wanted to do some things differently and better.

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    We believed we could do it in a completely different way, a better one, with all the experience we had gathered.

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    The company was founded in 2015.

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    In Gothenburg, Sweden, and last year we expanded to Serbia, where we opened an office here in Belgrade.

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    From the very beginning, that whole road has taught us a lot, and I really hope it stays that way.

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    Not only in terms of business experience, but in completely different aspects too.

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    Marko and I have always been aware not only of our strengths, but of our flaws as well.

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    Not just mine and his, but also those of our colleagues, clients and so on.

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    So we have always been guided by the idea that we can always do better, that there is always something to learn and that, whatever happens, you should stay human first.

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    Now, as always, we put a lot of emphasis on transparency, and we think everyone should get a chance to prove themselves.

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    That personal philosophy has definitely carried over into the work and into our company culture, where, for example, we currently get 90% of our clients and 90% of our new projects through satisfied clients.

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    What I would single out is that we are very focused on goals, and every client matters a great deal to us, as does their business.

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    When I mentioned that we are a full-service agency, it means that, sometimes through cooperation with other developers, designers and companies, we provide a wide range of services, including some we may not have in-house.

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    We are very proud that we are always there for our clients and ready to accommodate them in every respect.

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    In fact, I would say that we are here as the solution.

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    We don't have much time. We thought a lot about what to talk about.

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    There is a great story about something that happened before the company existed, but let's say that if we could get you to think about just one thing when we leave here, it would be something that helped us a lot, and it comes down to one word: awareness.

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    Whether you stay designers or decide to try entrepreneurship, be aware, as I said, not only of your strengths but perhaps even more of your flaws.

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    Be aware that you can always learn something new from someone, that there may be people who have already walked in your footsteps, so learn from their mistakes and, of course, from their wins.

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    Read, listen, watch. Sometimes it is very important to realize that even the smallest details can get us out of the biggest problems.

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    And of course, above all, be fair to each other, because that matters most.

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    Thank you.