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Building Diving Nomads in Public Part 3

tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Building in Public – Part 3: How We built the Diving Nomads Partner Map

This is part three of the Building Diving Nomads in Public series.

After sharing how we automated outreach for dive centers and coliving / coworking partners, this chapter is about the thing people actually use – our Partner Map.

Building in Public: How Diving Nomads Automates Coliving & Coworking Partner Outreach

tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

At Diving Nomads, we’re building something special for digital nomads who love scuba diving. Our mission is to make it easy for them to find great places to work, live, and dive — without having to choose between beautiful dive spots and solid remote work setups.

Building Diving Nomads in Public Part 1

tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Building Diving Nomads in Public: How We Onboard Dive Centers and Automate Memberships with (Almost) No Code

TL;DR
We’re building a platform for digital nomads with a passion for scuba diving. Our lean, automation-first tech stack allows us to move fast, deliver value early, and maybe inspire other early-stage founders to rethink how they build.

Why Delegation Fails – and What to Do About It

tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) — Fri, 30 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

“You don’t have a delegation problem. You have a clarity and trust problem.”

I used to think I was helping my team by staying involved. Answering every question. Checking every detail. In reality, I was slowing everyone down – including myself.

Being the Leader Your Team Actually Wants to Follow

tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

There’s no shortage of leadership advice out there. Everyone has a framework, a matrix, or a magic quadrant. And honestly? Most of it feels disconnected from the messy, real-world challenges of building a company – especially when your team is growing, priorities are shifting weekly, and you’re just trying to keep your calendar from eating you alive.