Core Values

Fair Compensation & Worker Treatment

Professional rates regardless of geography. The €100/hour Berlin standard isn’t pricing—it’s refusal to participate in wage suppression that values workers differently based on passport. Why this matters →

Worker empowerment in automation. Technology should enhance roles, not threaten them. Automation that eliminates drudgery while protecting livelihoods.

Fair treatment as foundation. This extends to how you treat your own workers. Partnership with organizations that exploit labor while claiming progressive values doesn’t work.

Collaborative Decision-Making

Value-based prioritization through dialogue. Strategic thinking about business outcomes together—not imposed solutions or vendor-driven agendas. See how this works →

Honest conversation about trade-offs. What’s possible, what isn’t, what costs what. No sales pitch, no overselling, no hiding complexity.

Partnership means aligned interests. Not adversarial negotiation where I try to maximize hours and you try to minimize cost. Structures where we both succeed together.

Ethical Technology Use

Building systems that help people, not exploit them. Privacy and consent as standard practice. Accessibility through universal design. Technology that empowers rather than manipulates.

No surveillance-ware, no bossware, no manipulation. I don’t build tools designed to monitor, pressure, or control workers. I don’t build systems designed to exploit user psychology.

Accountability in automation. Algorithms should be explainable. Decisions affecting people shouldn’t hide behind technical opacity.

Sustainable Business Practices

Long-term thinking over short-term extraction. Cost reduction and efficiency supporting business sustainability, not just quarterly metrics. Relationships built for years, not projects.

Strategic planning that accommodates change. Technology architecture that grows with you. No planned obsolescence, no artificial upgrade cycles.

Community Benefit Orientation

Preference for organizations creating social value. Mission-driven work, cooperative structures, community benefit alongside business sustainability.

Material contribution to solidarity economy. 10% mission discount for worker cooperatives and community organizations. Surplus redistributed to mutual aid and grassroots organizing.

Worker-to-worker solidarity. This partnership isn’t “client vs. vendor”—it’s workers recognizing each other across artificial boundaries. See partnership structures →

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What I Work On

Mission-driven businesses where technology creates genuine value for people beyond shareholders.

Growing businesses where cost reduction directly impacts survival and sustainability. Where strategic thinking matters more than task execution.

Organizations frustrated by consultancy extraction or agency process theater. Those wanting different dynamics—direct collaboration, working software, results over methodology.

Worker cooperatives and community organizations building democratic structures and social benefit.

Ethical underdogs constrained by cash flow but committed to fair practices—where we might build solutions together.

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Complex Realities Acknowledged

Most organizations operate with constraints and trade-offs. I’m not looking for purity.

What matters: Direction, not perfection. Organizations genuinely working toward better practices while facing real constraints are welcome to have a conversation.

Dialogue over judgment: I focus on specific projects and alignment, not binary assessments of organizational virtue.

Values alignment means: Fair worker treatment and ethical practices. Interest in long-term partnership. Openness to collaborative decision-making. Recognition that high-value work is worth doing even when complex.

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What I Don’t Work On

Technology for Harm

• Surveillance systems without meaningful consent or accountability
• Manipulation applications designed to exploit, addict, or deceive users
• Military weapons systems or state surveillance infrastructure
• Job elimination automation without worker transition consideration
• Discrimination platforms facilitating harassment of marginalized groups
• Repressive institution support (immigration enforcement targeting vulnerable populations, mass incarceration systems, authoritarian surveillance)
• Child exploitation or abuse-enabling systems

Exploitative Arrangements

• Geographic wage arbitrage: Seeking “cheap developers from Eastern Europe/Balkans” based on location. This perpetuates structural exploitation I’m explicitly challenging.
• Desperation interpretation: Treating flexibility as sign of desperation rather than solidarity structure.
• Partnership without commitment: Wanting partnership benefits (flexibility, strategic thinking, genuine investment) without partnership commitment (fair compensation, values alignment, long-term orientation).

Red Flags That Prevent Partnership

• Documented worker exploitation patterns: Organizations with clear records of mistreating employees, union-busting, discriminatory practices.
• Predatory business models: Targeting vulnerable populations for extraction.
• Fundamental mission conflicts: Work where I can’t authentically invest in your success because what you’re building contradicts core principles.

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Partnership Evaluation

How we assess fit through conversation:

Organizational Mission & Impact

What value do you create? Who benefits from your work? How does technology serve your mission? What’s the business model and sustainability path?

Not looking for perfect answers—looking for alignment and honest conversation.

Values Alignment in Practice

How do you treat workers? What are your compensation practices? How do you make decisions? What’s your approach to ethical concerns?

Actions matter more than statements. Organizations walking the talk, even imperfectly.

Partnership Potential

Does value-based approach fit your needs? Interest in strategic thinking about business outcomes? Long-term partnership potential versus transactional project? Can we genuinely invest in each other’s success?

Technical & Structural Fit

Scope and complexity of technology needs. Current constraints and growth trajectory. Which partnership structure makes sense. Technical alignment with my capabilities.

Explore partnership structures →

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For Mission-Driven Organizations

Partnership structures recognizing different realities:

Many mission-driven organizations create significant social value but face financial constraints. Partnership structures acknowledge this while maintaining professional-grade delivery.

This isn’t charity work. It’s professional partnership with structures recognizing different business realities and timelines.

Available structures:

• 10% mission discount for worker cooperatives and nonprofits (€90/hour)
• Virtual account for constrained budgets with flexible payment timing
• Parallel Path co-investment for organizations where we can build revenue together
• Strategic partnerships with shared value creation

Fair compensation through arrangements that work for both parties. Professional capabilities regardless of payment structure.

See full partnership options →

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Starting the Conversation

How we figure out if partnership makes sense:

Initial conversation (no commitment): Discuss your organizational mission and challenges. Understand what creates value for your situation. Talk about technology needs and constraints. Assess basic alignment.

Honest assessment: I research your organization. You assess whether this approach fits. Open discussion about concerns. Direct conversation about partnership readiness.

If it’s a fit: We discuss structure, timeline, scope, and what success looks like.

If it’s not a fit: I’ll tell you directly and might know someone better suited.

No sales pitch. No pressure. Just honest conversation.

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