I’m Marc Gstöhl. I live in Sarganserland where I play around with ways to improve the future.

As a kid, I wasn't just playing games on computers - I was the neighborhood "computer whiz," jazzing up Excel graphs for my dad's buddies. But that was just the tip of the digital iceberg. When ISDN internet hit the scene, I dove in headfirst. While my peers were busy chatting online, I was knee-deep in HTML, crafting web pages like a digital Picasso. Then came the real magic: PHP and JavaScript. Suddenly, I could conjure entire software applications right in a web browser. It was like discovering a secret passage to Narnia, but instead of talking lions, I found talking code.

The late '90s brought my first big break during my apprenticeship. My tutor and I cooked up a web application that was supposed to be a quick fix while we waited for some fancy-pants 500,000 CHF enterprise ticketing system. Plot twist: our "temporary" solution stuck around for over a decade! It was my first taste of how a scrappy, smart digital solution could run circles around its expensive, bloated cousins

As I climbed the career ladder, I realized something crucial: it's not just about the tech - it's about the people behind the screens. Now, when I tackle a project, I don't just see ones and zeros. I see Susan from accounting pulling her hair out over inefficient processes, or Bob in sales struggling with clunky software. My mission? Make their lives easier and uncover value they didn't even know was there. This people-first approach was the heartbeat of AIMMO, my latest venture. We whipped up a digital handover protocol for real estate companies that turbocharged workflows by up to 40%. Sure, we had some hiccups monetizing our true value, but hey, that's startup life for you!

Looking ahead, I'm like a kid in a digital candy store. Every industry, every company, every team is sitting on a goldmine of hidden efficiencies just waiting to be unearthed. With each new project, I feel that same spark I did as an 8-year-old, booting up a computer for the first time. Only now, instead of wondering "What can this do?", I'm thinking, "How can we revolutionize the way people work?" It's a wild, ever-changing digital frontier out there, and I'm strapped in for the ride!