My Story A series of chapters about the path into software — start at the beginning, or jump to any chapter below. Chapter 1 From Paper to Pixel: The Beginning Growing up in Budapest during the 1980s, I was a child at the dawn of the personal computer age in Hungary. Back then, computers were a distant dream for… Chapter 2 From Warehouse to Code The years passed, and after finishing my education, I found myself needing to earn a living. My interest in the English language had led me to take an… Chapter 3 Securing the Cabins: Hack-Proofing the VHS Vendetta Not long after launching my stock management software, a friend referred me to a “sole trader.” Let’s call him Sole Trader. In those days, video… Chapter 4 The Entrepreneurial Adventure (Minus the Money) Remember that childhood dream of mine? When asked what I’d be when I grew up, I’d proudly say, “An entrepreneur with lots of money.” Well, fast… Chapter 5 Bills, Viruses, and Naivety: The Chronicles of Employee 2.0 So, back into the grind I went. Bills weren’t paying themselves, and unfortunately, my “Your invoice entered a lottery and didn’t win this month”… Chapter 6 From Catalogues to Clicks: Building the First WebShop By the time the internet became as ubiquitous as electricity, life at the car parts wholesaler had changed dramatically. The once-rewritten catalogue software… Chapter 7 The Book King’s Last Chapter Ah, the side hustle returns! Like an old friend who shows up unexpectedly, this one was back to knock on my door—and it had grown significantly since our… Chapter 8 Rain, Rejection, and Gumtree Gambles And so, a new chapter began—a new life, a new place, and, as luck would have it, new levels of chaos. Hungary wasn’t exactly a land of opportunity at that… Chapter 9 My First Job in the UK: A Crash Course in Teamwork Here I was, my first day in England, unsure what to expect. I arrived at 9:30, and after some paperwork, I was introduced to everyone. Surprisingly, it… Chapter 10 The Start of a New Chapter: Kingston, Ice Cream, and Unexpected Opportunities It was summer, and we were settling down in London. We ended up in Kingston, not by choice but because it was close to my first job. As it turned out, it was… Chapter 11 New Company, New Challenges: On and Off Switches, Tacos, and Tech Debt My first day at the new company was as smooth as a silk scarf sliding off a polished table. It was mostly introductions, handshakes, and figuring out how to… Chapter 12 New Horizons: The Digital Agency, Again? After five years of predominantly positive experiences but feeling stuck in a stagnant role, I moved on to join a new digital agency. Unlike my first agency,… Chapter 13 When Culture Blocks Code: My Brief First Fintech Experience The pandemic era brought new ways of working and new beginnings. After a successful interview, I joined a growing fintech company, still working remotely like… Chapter 14 The Tale of a Startup, a Keyboard, and a New Language My journey with this FinTech began with an unexpected twist. The interview process kicked off smoothly with the CTO—a warm, approachable person who made a…
