Websites from Czech Republic

Jan Folwarczny is a technology entrepreneur, designer, traveler, and photographer. He is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at KVIKYMART. Currently based in New Zealand, he works remotely while living in a campervan. Jan is focused on KVIKYMART's rebranding and developing new features. He also enjoys photography, processing photos from his travels in Los Angeles and New Zealand. He is inspired by audiobooks and podcasts, particularly those read by the author. Jan is originally from Czechia.

Nikita is a programmer who enjoys sharing her thoughts and opinions. She leans towards anarchocapitalism and libertarianism, prioritizing freedom. She specializes in programming but also explores other areas of IT and studies various natural, social, and humanistic sciences. Nikita contributes to FOSS projects and helps maintain the Czech Wikipedia. She shares her knowledge and experiences through her "koutek," a digital garden-inspired project, where she publishes essays, recipes, reviews, and more. She also offers consultations and mentoring in areas like open-source software, programming, psychology, and economics.

Kateřina Medvědová is a DevOps engineer whose profession is also her main hobby. She enjoys self-hosting services at home and experimenting with infrastructure, automation, and open-source tools. Outside of her work, she enjoys photography, 3D modeling in Blender, and flying FPV drones. She is also a privacy advocate. She maintains a blog about her interests and can be found online under the handle k8ie or k8ieone.

Ondra Kozák is a musician and instructor. He plays guitar, violin, mandolin, bass, and dobro. He was a member of Křeni and Petr Brandejs Band until 2010. Currently, his main musical project is the band New Aliquot and a duo with Radim Zenklem. He is also a member of Lluís Gómez Bluegras Quartet and Loes Bluegrass Trio. In 2014, he released his first solo album, Ataman, and in 2019, the guitar album Overtones – 12 Songs • 12 Vintage Guitars. He regularly teaches guitar, violin, mandolin, and singing at various music camps, courses, and workshops in the Czech Republic and abroad. In 2014, he founded the online music workshop ATAmusic.

Jiří is a software developer who shares his personal software projects on zak.software. He encourages collaboration and welcomes questions or ideas about his apps. He can be contacted via email at j@zak.software. More information about him and his ongoing projects can be found on the Now page.

Muzzug is a production support specialist at a bank, where they ensure banking applications function correctly. They also manage the PSD2 API and, since 2024, are involved with a new payment solution. Muzzug enjoys old games, particularly Ultima Online, and explores game design and development in their spare time, with aspirations of creating their own games. They are a fan of tabletop RPGs, especially Old-School Essentials, which they helped translate. Muzzug also plays the ukulele. They are active on Mastodon and can be contacted via email.

Filip Komárek is a researcher and lecturer at Charles University, focusing on the intersection of technology, security, and society. His work explores topics such as cybersecurity, surveillance, and digital rights. He is interested in the societal implications of technology and how it shapes our world. He is also involved in teaching and mentoring students.

Petr Lorenc is a student and programmer with an interest in machine learning. He enjoys going to the gym, running, travelling, and trying new foods. Petr is interested in exploring new technologies and applying ideas in the real world. He has worked at DHL Anywhere, Seznam, and Ackee Dateio. Petr studied at CTU in Prague (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Information Technology) and NTUT in Taipei. He is also a member of eClub at CTU.

Vinicius Mesel is a Software and Machine Learning Engineer currently working on talkd.ai, an open source RAG deployment app. Previously, he sold a startup, Pluo, which was acquired by an American group. He has also worked with data engineering for investment analysis at multiple financial institutions and collaborated on Professor Sergio Verjovski's lab. His interests include open-source software programming, music, and cooking. He is passionate about AI and improving user interfaces using it. In 2017, he built PyJobs (which became Pluo) to help people find Python jobs. He has spoken at several events, including Devariacast, Podcast DevPro, and PYSE 2018.

Kai Oelfke is a developer, maker, traveler, and volunteer based in Berlin, Germany. He is interested in technology, entrepreneurship, stoicism, minimalism, fasting, and sports. Kai has traveled to over 60 countries and enjoys couchsurfing and hosting travelers. He is also interested in pragmatic philosophy and practices stoicism. He enjoys running and cycling, and practices intermittent fasting. Kai is passionate about making things and tackling problems, and believes time is the most valuable resource.

Charlie M O Wood is a dual British/Czech citizen who speaks Czech and Russian. He has been in the technical industry for seven years because he loves to learn. He has worked on projects and has samples of his technical writing available. He also has writings from when he was learning to code.