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Constantin Gonzalez (he/him)
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🌐 https://constantin.glez.de

Expert generalist, tech advisor, mentor, Munich, Germany.
Worked at AWS, Oracle, and Sun
linkedin.com/in/constantingonzalez/ | @[email protected] | Twitter: @zalez (inactive)
Dad&husband | synth programmer | barefoot runner
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My first tech presentation in 1998 was a disaster. 😬

That failure taught me everything about presenting technical ideas clearly.

After years coaching speakers backstage, I wrote down the 7 critical checks that transform boring slides into engaging keynotes.

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Silhouette of a woman on stage with arms outstretched in a confident pose, backlit by golden and blue stage lights with a blurred audience in the background.
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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A deck of cards with QR codes that launch AI mentor conversations?

Yes. @sethgodin.bsky.social did it.

And it revealed a pattern you can steal for museums, classrooms, workshops—anywhere people get stuck.

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#AI #MentorDeck
Constantin, smiling at the camera while holding a fan of colorful illustrated cards featuring one with a cartoon version of Seth Godin. Text overlay reads: “52 AI MENTORS IN YOUR POCKET!” The setting appears to be a home office with bookshelves visible in the background.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Turns out you can invite anyone into an AI conversation—Steve Jobs, Marie Curie, even Hermione Granger.

It’s a game changer for working with AI!
https://constantin.glez.de/posts/2025-11-03-invite-your-heroes-into-your-ai-conversations/

Who would you invite? 🧠✨
#AI #Productivity #Learning
A blue background with wavy patterns features the text 'INVITE YOUR HEROES INTO AI!' in white letters with red outline. On the left is a person in a purple suit with a dancing pose. Next to them is a large yellow pointing hand gesture towards a robot with a square head, round eyes, a red triangular nose, and a yellow bulb on top. On the right is a cartoon illustration of Constantin, wearing a dark green hoodie, with a thoughtful hand gesture near his chin.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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At Patolli Kaffeebar in Munich. A nice, cozy place, and laptop-friendly, too!
Constantin sitting at a café table with a cappuccino, smiling warmly at the camera. He’s wearing a dark jacket and gray scarf, with a cushioned wall covering in vibrant red and orange tones behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Turns out you can invite anyone into an AI conversation—Steve Jobs, Marie Curie, even Hermione Granger.

It’s a game changer for working with AI!
constantin.glez.de/posts/invite...

Who would you invite? 🧠✨
#AI #Productivity #Learning
A blue background with wavy patterns features the text 'INVITE YOUR HEROES INTO AI!' in white letters with red outline. On the left is a person in a purple suit with a dancing pose. Next to them is a large yellow pointing hand gesture towards a robot with a square head, round eyes, a red triangular nose, and a yellow bulb on top. On the right is a cartoon illustration of Constantin, wearing a dark green hoodie, with a thoughtful hand gesture near his chin.
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Just started my own YouTube channel! 🎉

Feeling… a bit nervous, tbh. 😬

Anyway: What topics would you like to see me talk about on video?

youtu.be/tEbOBqefIws
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A Thumbnail image with text 'STARTING MY OWN CHANNEL!' in large white letters with red outline on a blue background, featuring a large red YouTube play button icon and a cartoon illustration of Constantin in the bottom right corner looking thoughtful.
October 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Worried about your job, the economy, or politics?

The good news is: you’ve survived 100% of your worst days already! This one won’t be different.

Here’s what helped me move from worry to action during tough times:
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#career #leadership #growth
A lone figure walks through a minimalist architectural space with illuminated vertical golden panels and columns, their silhouette reflected on the polished white floor, creating a sense of scale and ethereal atmosphere with warm backlighting.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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It is becoming more and more difficult to rent an EV in Germany (Munich). Most model options and availability have all but vanished from major car rental companies. WTF?
Did they over-invest 3-4 years ago, then pulled the plug (sic) too early?
A futuristic electric sports car with a sleek blue and pink metallic finish parked on a wet surface at dusk, with a glowing neon question mark hovering above it and illuminated city skyscrapers in the background.
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Today for dinner: home-made ”Yakitori Don“, though I cheated a bit by using ready-made Teriyaki Sauce 😅.
A blue-grey ceramic bowl on a woven gold placemat contains white rice topped with stir-fried chicken pieces, diced carrots, and fresh green lettuce leaves. A glass of water and burgundy napkin with stainless steel fork complete the table setting on a wooden surface.
October 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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♻️ cmconseils: A Canadian man has gone viral for dressing up as a giant Dachshund to walk his own Dachshund

v/https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/oshawa-man-who-dresses-as-a-dachshund-is-gaining-popularity-one-walk-at-a-time/
A person wearing a giant, inflatable dachshund costume is standing on a sidewalk and holding the leash of a small, real-life dachshund. A close-up photo showing the person in the inflatable dachshund costume bending down so that the giant costume head is nose-to-nose with the small, real dachshund, which is looking up at it curiously.
September 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Hello, little fella!
A vibrant red-and-white spotted mushroom (likely a fly agaric or Amanita muscaria) stands prominently among fallen autumn leaves on a forest floor. The mushroom has a classic fairy-tale appearance with its bright red cap dotted with white spots and pale white stem. It’s surrounded by a carpet of brown, yellow, and golden fallen leaves in various stages of decay, with green forest vegetation and tree trunks visible in the blurred background. The dappled forest lighting creates a natural, woodland atmosphere typical of European deciduous forests.
September 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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First time working in a self-booked coworking space. It works, and there are few distractions, but I’ll continue looking for some nicer options around.
A selfie of Constantin, sitting at a white desk in an office, wearing a burgundy t-shirt and dark blue hoodie. On the desk are a laptop, a white coffee cup, and a set of headphones in a pouch. Behind him is a large window overlooking modern glass office buildings and trees.
September 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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♻️ derpostillon: Fakt des Tages

Die besten Fakten als Buch 👉 https://shopillon.de/shop/buecher-magazine/faktillon-faktzination-tierwelt-100-unglaubliche-fakten-ueber-tiere/
September 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Had a nice barbecue with the family yesterday. Hopefully, there will be still some balcony-ready days left this year!
A Weber Lumin electric grill with an open lid sits on a granite surface, cooking various meats including steaks, chicken skewers with peppers and onions. Red hot coils are visible beneath the black grill grates, and a wooden deck and greenery are visible in the background.
September 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Back from vacation!

Rented a Polestar 2 for a road trip from Munich, Germany to Riva del Garda, then Sottomarina, near Chioggia, Italy.

Spent time reading, running on the beach, cooking, enjoying the Italian lifestyle, and doing some recreational coding.

Have a great week!
September 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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♻️ islieb:
Eichhörnchen-Collage, bestehend aus Eichhörnchen, Schleichhörnchen, Reichhörnchen, Weichhörnchen, Bleichhörnchen, Scheichhörnchen, Teichhörnchen, Streichhörnchen, zwei Gleichhörnchen und einem Leichhörnchen, das sich tot stellt, um keine Hausarbeit machen zu müssen.
September 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Drinking coffee with heavy cream. I like coffee.
A cup of coffee on a white tabletop surface.
September 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Just finished an end to end automation from these NFC cards to playing the corresponding radio stations/playlists fully automatically 🃏⚙️🎶.

Just scan and enjoy!
(The bunny is for turning everything off.)

Tomorrow, I‘ll start dumping my brain into a blog post full of notes.
Eight white NFC cards arranged on a wooden surface, displaying various radio station and music service logos: Groove Salad, Chillhop, Beat Blender, Radio 105 Network, Radio 80, NRJ Made in France, Radio FM4, and a cute Easter bunny card saying ‘Ruhe… (alles aus)’ with a rabbit in a meadow.
August 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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AI as your innovation workshop co-pilot! 🤖✨

Jeremy Utley shows how AI helps with:

- Making sense of messy insights
- Generating unexpected solutions
- Designing scrappy experiments
- Strategic decision-making

constantin.glez.de/links/2025-0... #AI #Innovation
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August 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Finally found a name for what I've been doing for 27 years: Expert Generalist.

That person who translates between specialists, finds connections, and never fits the job description? Yep.

Here’s why building bridges might be your best career move in the AI age: constantin.glez.de/posts/2025-0...
A network of fungal mycelia with golden-orange spores connected by luminous thread-like structures radiating outward from a bright central hub, set against a blue background, resembling the interconnected web structure of fungal networks.
July 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Just finished this little book by Lilly Singh (not on Bluesky, yet?): Be a Triangle

What a nice little gem of a book! It was given to me as a gift from a colleague and I love it!

You should read it, so you can be a triangle, too.
A book titled ‘Be a Triangle’ by Lilly Singh lies on a blue textured surface with green foliage visible around the edges. The subtitle reads ‘How I Went From Being Lost to Getting My Life Into Shape’ and there’s a circular badge with the author’s photo that says ‘How to Be a Dancer’. A wooden element is partially visible on the left side of the image.
July 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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🤖 Stop asking AI to write your code. Ask it to teach you instead.

I just rebuilt my blog header using AI as a teacher, not a coder.

Summary: "There's no compression algorithm for experience... but AI is a great experience accelerator!"

Full deep-dive: glez.me/3ac3
Screenshot of Constantin Gonzalez's blog "Constant Thinking" showing the header with a blue waveform design and cartoon avatar of Constantin. The main blog post is titled "This time I coded it myself: using AI as a teacher" dated June 25, 2025, categorized under Tech with a 7-minute read time. The post begins with text about updating the blog's header image for better quality, mentioning previous work with p5.js and a new approach using SVG and JavaScript with AI as a learning tool. A colorful abstract digital artwork with purple, pink and teal wave patterns is embedded in the post. The sidebar shows a "Welcome" section describing Constantin as a Tech Explorer, coach, mentor and lifelong learner building a freelance business, with over 27 years of experience across IT, cloud, AI and digital innovation at companies like AWS, Oracle and Sun Microsystems.
June 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Please enjoy this picture of Elvis the dachshund in one of his favorite sleeping poses.
A black and tan dachshund wearing a colorful watermelon-patterned bandana lies curled up on a blue couch, resting his head contentedly on his owner’s belly (gray t-shirt visible).
June 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Yesterday, I rebuilt my own URL shortener from scratch with Claude Code!

The key lesson: AI coding isn't about writing code—it's about planning. I spent over an hour just talking through architecture decisions before a single line of code was written.

Don't rush to code—plan instead
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Illuminated circuit board maze floating on water at sunset, with glowing pathways connecting various nodes while trees emerge from the structure, symbolizing the intersection of technology and nature.
June 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Just added Webmention support to my blog! 🎉

Think @-mentions, but for websites – now when you comment on my posts here on Bluesky, they'll show up on my blog too via brid.gy + webmention.io. Pretty neat!

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Abstract network visualization with glowing golden nodes connected by luminous lines against a deep blue background, representing interconnected systems and data flow.
June 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM