Roman

CEO & Co-founder at SPLENTO. Entrepreneur, athlete & knowledge addict with a particular interest in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...

[Roman @ustnarva]

AI agents aren’t tools anymore. They’re colleagues.
Soon, bots may outnumber humans in companies.

This year, I’m reporting a new metric: Employee-to-Autonomous-Agent Ratio.
Humans vs bots inside the business.

Truth, Visually — workplace stories from the bots’ side.

#AIAgents

[Roman @ustnarva]

Just got back from Miami.

Big energy. Big ambition. Serious momentum. Also… colder than London.
Coldest January in 50+ years.

So we did what founders do best: re-imagined reality and shipped it anyway.

#Truthvisually

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December was all creating. January finally gave us space to look back.
These were our 5 most-viewed videos of the year 👇
https://t.co/pJfNXxWpgd
https://t.co/9WLprtuDaw
https://t.co/wFOTXWh0N4
https://t.co/TNPAOxUMuL
https://t.co/N6g3qZTSO4

Guinness — personal favourite🍺

[Roman @ustnarva]

Every generation thinks it’s witnessing “the future.”

Most of the time, they’re just seeing better tools.

Occasionally, they’re watching an interface change
so fundamental that nobody notices it happening.

Until later.

Truth, visually.

#truthvisually #startups #founderlife

[Roman @ustnarva]

“Where do you see yourself in five years?”

Once a real question.
Now it’s basically sci-fi.
Careers reset. Industries shift.
So my plan?

Hopefully not still explaining it.
And definitely not in the Upside Down.
Truth, visually.

[Roman @ustnarva]

@Ray5D 100% agree. In the age of AI - motte-and-bailey strategy is one of the few sure ways to survive and thrive.

[Roman @ustnarva]

To mark the winter solstice, we made a small #TruthVisually piece.

When you’re in a dark stretch - in startups or in life - what matters isn’t certainty, but direction.

From here, the days get longer.
Progress is slow, but real.
Sometimes, that’s enough to keep going.

[Roman @ustnarva]

Founders live in a slightly different reality.

You believe in things before they exist.
You keep going after 99 no’s, convinced yes #100 is coming.

Walking through a grey Tallinn today, I did what founders do best: imagined the version that’s coming — then worked backwards.

[Roman @ustnarva]

Apparently AI lets everyone meet celebrities now.

Brad Pitt. Keanu Reeves. Al Pacino.
All in London. As restaurants.

We didn’t use AI.
… or did we? ;)

Sometimes the joke writes itself.

#TruthVisually #LondonEats #FamousFoodies

[Roman @ustnarva]

If you replace one beam of a ship, is it still the same ship?
Then another. And another.

#Startups feel the same. New product, new market, new team, new tech.

Is it still the same company?
I don’t know.

Maybe the goal isn’t staying the same ship - just staying afloat.

[Roman @ustnarva]

Today is #ChristmasJumperDay

Walking through London, I realised landmarks look like founders in December:

Gherkin in a jumper = pretending it’s under control
Shard in reindeer = pitch deck at 23:59
Big Ben knitwear = team trying to stay festive under chaos

#SaveTheChildren

[Roman @ustnarva]

There are two types of people in the corporate world.

Which one are you?

#TruthVisually #Startups #FounderLife #Entrepreneurship #BusinessLife

[Roman @ustnarva]

Pivoting feels exactly like @gilpenchina’s line:
“One foot on the train and one on the station…”

Every founder knows that pain.

Letting go is the hard part - and the smart part.
Focus wins.

#FounderLife #TruthVisually #Startups

[Roman @ustnarva]

Startup life in one phrase: 6-7.

Technically fine… actually chaotic.
Held together with optimism, caffeine & denial.

Founders know...

#TruthVisually #SixSeven #Startups #AI

[Roman @ustnarva]

Some lessons only show up when things get uncomfortable.

@WarrenBuffett said it best:
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”
#TruthVisually #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Startups #Strategy

[Roman @ustnarva]

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.” - @sherylsandberg

Sometimes the biggest wins come from saying yes before you feel ready.

#TruthVisually #AI

[Roman @ustnarva]

In the words of @elonmusk:
“Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.”

Here’s that truth - visually.
#TruthVisually #AI

[Roman @ustnarva]

Been off social fighting startup dragons.
Launching #TruthVisually - short AI videos on the messy, funny, painful reality of building big things.

@reidhoffman said it best: “Starting a company is jumping off a cliff and assembling a plane on the way down.”
Here’s that, visually.

[Roman @ustnarva]

@paulg @BillyM2k Panda eats a sandwich, then shoots at patrons. Waiter asks why. Panda says, "I'm a panda. Look it up." Manual: 'Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.'