Jobs: Laryanovsky Alexander, managing partner Skyeng

What do you do in your work?

The boy, who was born in a small town on the edge of the Karakum desert, near the Afghan border, has become a top manager "Yandex", and then went to start-up, to make the best project in the world of learning English.

A beautiful story, but if you dig deeper, it all happened not because I was planning to, but because it was often in the right place at the right time.

On the Internet I since 1994. I remember him when there were only about a hundred to do something with their hands, when there was not even the "Rambler", not to mention Google and "Yandex". So that at different times have to be a designer and services, and a typesetter, and columnist, and even internet marketer.

Then, on the Internet there was no money, no understanding of what happens to him next. But, as we now understand it, fascinated by the Internet, I have destroyed almost all the head start in experience and career achievements those who were older and more experienced. Academician that the director knew about the Internet as much as I do. We were on an equal footing. This allowed me to compete with those who were better and smarter, but it came later.

Today, I am the managing partner of the largest in Eastern Europe, online English schools Skyeng. Responsible for business development - this is due to large partners and enter new markets.

I am inspired by the opportunity to change the world around me.

Prior to joining the startup was the Director of International Development of "Yandex", was responsible for the creation, launch and first year of the flight of the Turkish "Yandex» (yandex.com.tr). Prior to that ran the Kazakh and Belarusian version.

In the 2000s, he was the leader of "electronic city"- the largest carrier-content resource, and file-sharing network (50 TB in 2008 () online!). The fact that in Siberia the quality of Internet access much better than in the same Moscow, including my merit.

What is your occupation?

I have no higher education. All these years, I live with my diploma kultprosvetuchilische. Specialty - Owner-operator documentaries. When I came after school to enter the Novosibirsk University, it turned out that my knowledge of mathematics is not enough even to wash the floors in the NSU. As a result, I found a fascinating work on television and scored on his studies.

Not that I'm proud of the absence of crusts, but it does not touch me in any way. I am deeply convinced that the system of higher education in Russia is deeply flawed and ineffective. There are a couple dozen departments, where it is not so, but these are exceptions.

Key problems of education (and not only the top, beginning with school):

1. It is unsystematic. Each student in the third-fourth year utters the phrase "Why was not I told in my first year, I is useful?".
2. Teach those who have not engaged in their area, and the speed of development of science is increasing and the gap becomes catastrophic.
3. This is a very conservative structure to resist any change.

For example, marketing is taught by those who taught him from books' 60s, or those who in the 1990s taught those who read these books.

As a result, the native of the average high school knows about the real life of less than one who did not go into it.

It seems to me that the person managing a team or project must first of all know the general disciplines: logic, rhetoric, teambuilding, motivation system, Planning and control systems, micro-economics, financial analysts. And then we go applied knowledge related to the industry. For IT, it is the understanding of all key business processes in the company - from development and design to online marketing.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

I guess I'm too self-contained. I do not have traits that I myself do not like. There are those that prevent me objectively. For example, I'm addicted, I'm easy to ignite and thereby bring down the focus. It is very difficult fire people, each such episode I think its a mistake. I have all the bad with math as a knowledge of the world system: where others in figures see beauty and harmony, I should bite into meanings. But I do not have an internal conflict and abuse to themselves because of these qualities.

I am happy when healthy and full of energy. I have all that I deserve.

My way of dealing with deficiencies - is the ability to gather around him people who are able to compensate for them. Literally Adizes with his "ideal manager". Indeed, what good is cultivate that does not work when there there is a huge amount of very talented people capable of a billion times better do what you can not do never.

It helps succeed. I - a man-integrator man communicator. My main engine - all the time for something I want, I can hardly idle, terribly interesting to think of something and achieve something. I usually praised for flexible and quick mind, ability to make decisions with a lack of information and patience in cultivating professionals from the younger generation.

How does your workplace?

Very fond of gadgets, novelties and unusual things. I remember the first projection keyboard I had five years ago. Stereo glasses for video, cars, riding on the ceiling, drones - I buy and buy packs of everything that did not become mainstream, but cool and unusual. Survives a little, but gives food for thought is quite thorough.

Now three main devices: iPhone 6 Plus, 13-inch MacBook Air and Apple Watch. Origin replaced plates, second completely replaced PC (including SSD 700 GB), the third - an excellent way to save battery on the ground.

Home screen - smartphone. Without a laptop I can live as you like, without the iPhone can not do. He is the center of all my communications and knowledge base of everything. Now there is still Apple Watch. As others have said, this is a great way to save your smartphone battery. But in general, in all the main areas of my presence there outlet, and I never forget to come and put on charge all the gadgets. For who knows where I'll be there in an hour and when I find myself at the outlet.

On your phone, write, read, edit. He - is:

• Navigator: "Yandex" - in Russian, Navigon - abroad;
• deliverer from fines: iStrelka and Cobra respectively;
• alarm clock: Smart Alarm (I forgot what a climb with difficulty);
• the main camera and the photo editor: use the built-in apps + Hyperlapse;
• my passwords and payment manager: 1Password, Sence and "Alfa-Mobile»;
• Calendar: Built-in;
• messenger: Telegram, Facebook (most insensitive to the quality of communication dialer). Messengers - is the fastest way of communication, there is nothing like them.

Also, the smartphone is a taxi, ordering food, buying tickets, booking of hotels, cars, plays music.

In short, it is easier to say what I have not do not watch movies (usually go to the movies, at least - Apple TV), and do not teach English in our Skyeng (it needs the big screen).

Safari browser at me. Since I live in the Apple ecosystem, it is, by virtue of the maximum integration into it perfectly meets all my needs. This is the most frequently used applications from me.

Mail clients again home - Mail on iOS and OS X. The reason is the same - integration. This saves a lot of time searching for the right information, the transitions from the application to the application and consolidation of all the files.

Built iCal Calendar solves all problems with scheduling and calendars.

All sensitive backups in iCloud. Plus there is a copy in the "Yandex. Drive. " And, of course, Time MachineWithout it, too, anywhere. In addition to data security, it allows you to easily return to the original altered documents. Insensitive to the privacy try to keep documents in Google Docs.

Photo editors - native iOS and OS X. A plus Pixelmator on OS X, awesome Screenshot on the iPhone (it can be called from Safari), Dynamic Light for instagramnyh fotochek.

Video Editor - iMovie, it is enough for all my needs.

Text editors: MS Office for Mac and Google Docs. Sometimes sketches to HTML need TextWrangler.

Also I use:

• Monosnap for screenshots on Mac - for me it is very convenient in terms of interface and speed.
• Moom on Mac for organizing application windows and their sizes.
• punto Switcher - I can not live without it at all, I do not like to switch the keyboard two keys that long.
• RSS Notifier for passive reading news.

Favorite Services:

• Business Facebook. Still I impress them targeting technology.
• The CLU - a favorite service, which helps to keep all my equipment in working condition.
• KAYAK - this is my personal assistant in numerous travels, I throw it all tickets and armor, and he tells me where and when I fly.
• Forum Triz-ri.ru - the best way to start thinking about an unknown problem.
• RBC, "Medusa", "Habr" of N + 1 (via RSS) - a way to keep abreast of what is happening, without being distracted by it on purpose.
• "Yandex. Taxi "- to travel, if inconvenient to park.
• "Wikipedia" and "Yandex. Market. "

Is there a place in your paper work?

I have a habit of anything to draw and write, when I think and explain. The rest - no, thank you. Money also prefer to use non-cash.

I print very rarely, only when you have lots of information at once observe and perceive the complex. For everything else, there are electronic formats. Notes do the same.

What is in your bag?

Charging cable for phone, case for glasses, a laptop, a lighter and a spare pack of cigarettes.

Traveling with the minimum necessary: ​​the documents, credit cards, change of clothes, ear plugs. Everything beyond it is always annoying me.

My dream is to travel by car the whole of South America.

How do you organize your time?

of techniques time management I picked up the habit of not planning far ahead firmly, and not to distribute all the time, leaving Incident substantial part of it. More learned the ability to use not only the "Chronos", that is calendar time, but also a "kairos" - events that are linked not to the time and to other events.

I do not delegate four things:

1. Everything connected with my physiological needs (for example, do not give the order for me to eat).
2. Everything connected with my relaxation and privacy.
3. Investor Relations and Head.
4. Everything related to strategies within the framework of my responsibilities at work.

The rest can and should be delegated.

The intervals between sleeping, eating and personal life fill work. I try to do the same priority and do not do anything, I do not believe in, or do not understand.

What's your daily routine?

I'm an inveterate owl. I do not like get up early, Although doing so often. Always I go to bed after midnight. Morning begins with a cup of espresso and - preferably - a very hearty breakfast, for example, a large piece of meat. Without the latter, I can do more, but a cup of coffee - it's my way to come to terms with the existence of the morning itself.

But at the same time I feel productive at any time when there is an interesting problem. general effectiveness is a result of my involvement for me.

How to pass the time in traffic jams?

I am watching people. Although, of course, thanks to modern technology, the plug can be replaced with a guided tour of the garden. I prefer to go longer, but less stand.

The airport and other situations of forced inactivity prefer to read and enjoy the fact that you can not in a hurry. I have long been accustomed myself to extract pleasure from everything that was happening to me. Therefore joy is not to twitch and easy read - it is a nice compensation for the wait.

What's your hobby?

I fit right in three qualities: love to cook, love to cook and eat.

Of all types of holiday cooking is perhaps the most commonly used. But I do not like doing the dishes that cook longer than it is. Therefore, I do not like salads and all sorts of ingenious snacks. Exception - manti. Soups and all the meat - it is up to me. Not that I was a brilliant cook, but I do cook more delicious than 80% of Moscow schools.

Layfhakerstvo from Alexander Laryanovsky

books

• «All about life"And"Adventures of Major Zvyagin"Michael Weller. Perhaps the best guide on what life is, and how to construct the people and their wishes.
• The entire series of "Labyrinths of Echo" Max Frei. It is about how to engage in favorite work in a team of close friends.
• «It will not be easy. How to build a business when there are more questions than answers"Ben Horowitz. Perhaps the most poignant book about the hard way to the stars.
• «Black Swan"Nassim Nicholas Taleb. This is my personal bible. About the ability to catch the weak signals and be ready for anything at any time.
• «management of the absurd"Richard Farson. About the fact that nothing can be done dogma.
• «Methods of advertising and Public Relations"Igor Vikentiev. The perfect guide thinking about training in TRIZ style for PR.

Movies and Series

"That Munchhausen" - number one in the list. Everything else is much lower. The only two Jolly series for me - is "The Simpsons" and "South Park." The rest is too predictable after the first series.

Podcasts and videos

For me, the bit rate of human speech is very slow. I read much faster, so I prefer to read any audiovideonositelyam. Therefore it is better book than video. Exceptions are non-fiction films on the Discovery channel and others like him, when the picture is more interesting sound.

sites

Perhaps the most interesting reading for me - it N + 1. There's always something interesting, what you might think.

What is your life motto?

For everything that happens to me, I just say, even if I can not influence it, and I can not foresee. The ability for all to take responsibility eliminates almost all problems. Do not wait, do not ask, do not criticize and do not complain.

All that I have, this is a consequence of my actions or inactions. No good to blame yourself, not yet invented a time machine, you can not change anything in the past. Instead, go and change something in my future.