Date
May 28, 2025 3:00 pm
Duration
40 min
Location
Lucerna Cinema Small Hall
Life isn’t all rainbows, unicorns or idealistic LinkedIn success stories. Sometimes things go south. Come to the Discomfort Zone to discuss taboo topics with Riki Fridrich and Martin Cízler.
So let’s zoom in on one of those uncomfortable moments that might hit close to home:
Tired of being a cog in the corporate machine? Sick of pointless processes and feeling invisible? Thinking about jumping ship to something smaller, leaner, more meaningful? Before you make the leap, come listen to Martin Cízler’s experience. He’ll reveal the skills you’ll need, the compromises you’ll make, and the hidden challenges that might just break you. Let’s see if you still think it’s worth it after this discussion.
Riki Fridrich
Staff Software Engineer
Outreach
For the last 20 years, Riki has been writing frontend code, mostly Javascript. In his spare time, he likes cooking and going for long walks while listening to podcasts. He hates JQuery.
Martin Cízler
VP Engineering
Make
Martin is a seasoned tech executive with over 20 years of experience building, growing, and transforming engineering teams in the SaaS space. Currently, in his role at Make, Martin is driving the mission of empowering the non-developers of the world to innovate by building software and automating work through the transformative power of visual no-code and AI. Before moving to the startup scene about five years ago, he played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding the Microsoft Development Center in Prague. Martin is passionate about inspiring creativity in people so that they can experience the joy of continuous innovation.
