About

Hey all,

I'm Norbert. This website is where I share my thoughts, experiences, and personal insights about solopreneurship, my projects, and whatever else catches my interest.

If you want to learn more about me then read below:

Name: Norbert Levente Kiss

Email: norbert.kiss@unibas.ch

• I grew up in Szarvas and went to high school at RMG in Szeged, Hungary. I met my wife there.
• During high-school I spent 2 summers in the fields, detasseling maize and looking after the animals at our farm. It was hard work for low pay, but also one of the best, most care-free times in my teens. We worked from 4AM to 2PM, but could spend the rest of the day swimming in the river, BBQing, doing archery and goofing around with our best friends.
• After graduating, I moved to Budapest to go to ELTE and study applied economics.
• In the first two years I interned at CEU as a research assistant and later at Morgan Stanley as a finance intern. After seeing what my bosses bosses boss did for work every day, I left Morgan.
• At the end of my bachelor's I "dropped out" and co-founded an agri-tech startup with friends, focused on smart weather and insect sensors, called Byome. It was my first step into entrepreneurship and I messed it up big time. It eventually got acquired in the smallest exit in Hungarian startup history.
• Not knowing what to do after, I ended up writing my thesis and finishing my BSc.
• During this time my startup's mentor hired me as project manager for his software development agency, Wozify.
• Before going full-time at Wozify I wanted to spend a month volunteering at a children's hospital in Budapest. They never returned my calls for volunteering, but I ended up applying to a job at a neurosurgery operating room as a support worker. They were so understaffed that they hired me instantly. I spent a month there, assisting about 60 brain and spinal surgeries.
• At Wozify I managed about 12 projects so far, including multiple web development projects for US and UK startups, a complex logistics project for a deep sea exploration logistics company, and a feasibility study for the European Space Agency.
• In 2023 we moved to Basel, Switzerland and I decided to do a master's in Data Science and Computational Economics. At the University of Basel I also worked as a part-time research assistant, on topics like machine learning and optimization.
• In 2024 I finally learned to code (properly).
• I got married in May 2025!
• Now, wanting to get back to starting internet companies I am starting a new challenge: 12 tiny internet companies in 12 months. The first things I've created are the online resource Esküvőlista.hu (launching soon): a DIY wedding planning guide designed specifically for Hungarian couples, and Fogászlista.hu: a site for finding good dentists near you.
• When I'm not busy with projects or academics, you'll likely find me bikepacking, running, hiking, or practicing archery.

And that, in a nutshell, is where I am now.

A few more notes:

• I'm always on the lookout for interesting startup ideas, especially ones involving AI, tiny SaaS, and sweaty startups. If you're working on something cool, let me know!
• You can connect with me on Twitter or in email - I'm always happy to chat.

Find me elsewhere:
norbertlkiss on Twitter, norbertlkiss on Instagram, norbertlevente on GitHub, Norbert Levente Kiss on LinkedIn, norbertleventekiss on YouTube.

Thanks for stopping by!