Marko's elementary school teacher was worried that his continuous headaches came from his genius. If she could only see him now hahah
MARKO STOKIC
Who Am I?
The big question. I'm an ex-VC guy heavily into blockchain disruption. But that's not really who I am. I am a 2-hearted, competitive, loving and sometimes lonely person.
I was born in Germany to proud immigrant Yugos. The first German we learned was in kindergarden. We travelled back to post-war Bosnia twice a year and spent as much time as possible with family. Yet, I'm more "German" than most Germans and I'm proud of it. In Germany, I'm Bosnian. Abroad, I'm German.
I love competing. But my biggest competitor is myself. I don't know how healthy it is to think of your self in 3 tenses, but past-Marko is always an ass. Future-Marko is who I aspire to be, so present-Marko is always busy.
Truly loving is one of the scariest things I've ever done. Max potential to be hurt and yet you have to try. I honestly believe the reason we are on earth is to love and spread it.
Since I continously try to be a better version of myself, I also spend a lot of time working on myself. Improving some part of my routine, focusing more on nutrition or tracking my sleep. It all takes time and sometimes I forget that there is more to this world.
Professional Marko
My Projects for 2024
What I'm Currently Working On
Traditionally, after NYE I always choose a challenge for that year but this year I went a bit more traditional and wrote down 4 things I'd like to do.
PS: Past challenges have been cold showers, NoFap and reading 2 books a month.
Start Building Wealth
It feels like this is the year to start making some proper money. Not sure if I want to move to a low-tax country, but I'll definitely be very active with my investments. Goal: 5x
Learn to Quickly Build Products
I'll found my own startup at some point and so far I've always failed because I couldn't build what I had imagined. ChatGPT might already be the answer to my cries but I really want to improve on this. Scrimba has been amazing!
Build Atomic Habits
I'm great with routines. I keep stacking habits and they stick. But once I travel it all flies out of the window and kills all the progress I've made so far. I'm currently working on a Zettelkasten.
Start New Hobbies
Work, Girlfriend and Gym aren't hobbies. I want to explore Astronomy, Diving and Fermentation as non-laptop things to do. Update: first Kombucha batch is fermenting in a corner.
My personal articles - Travel & Tech
Find here some of my published posts.
