SaaStanak #7 Ljubljana: Remote vs. Onsite: The Founders' Showdown
📣 SaaStanak #7 Ljubljana
Remote work was supposed to change everything. But what happens when founders start bringing their teams back to the office?
Two SaaS founders. Two different approaches. One big question: Does where your team works really matter?
🎙️ Hosted by DDD Invoices & SaaStanak
We're back in Ljubljana for our seventh meetup! This time, we're tackling one of the most debated questions in SaaS: remote vs. onsite teams.
One founder has experienced both worlds and decided his team works better together in the office. The other is building an international SaaS business with team members thousands of kilometers away.
Who's got it right? And is there even a right answer?
Joining us are Duško Bilaković (RelayPlan) and Denis Vehovec Pondelak (DDD Invoices) for a founder-to-founder debate about managing teams, building trust, and getting things done.
We'll discuss:
Remote vs. onsite: Why would a founder who embraced remote work decide to bring everyone back to the office?
Work from home (WFH): Is working from home a productivity booster or a management headache? Should founders give employees the choice?
Managing across borders: How do you build trust, accountability, and team culture when your colleagues are thousands of kilometers away?
Productivity vs. flexibility: Are remote teams really as effective, or do we underestimate what happens when people share an office?
The founder's trade-offs: What do you gain, what do you lose, and what would you do differently?
Speakers
Duško Bilaković, Founder @ RelayPlan
Building a SaaS platform that helps construction companies digitize and optimize their operations. Having managed remote teams, Duško has experienced both sides of the debate and now advocates for working together onsite.
Denis Vehovec Pondelak, Co-founder & CEO @ DDD Invoices
Building an API-first e-invoicing and compliance platform for international markets. With sales and marketing team members in Sri Lanka, a development team in Slovenia, and growth and business development teams in Africa, Denis knows firsthand what it takes to manage people, performance, and collaboration across borders.
Why join
Hear two founders challenge each other's approach to team management
Learn what actually works and what doesn't when managing remote and onsite teams
Get practical insights into productivity, trust, culture, and scaling
Network with SaaS founders and operators from the region
Agenda
17:30–18:00 - Arrival & gathering
18:00–19:00 - Founder presentations + debate & audience Q&A
19:00-21:00 - Networking and pizza
About the host
DDD Invoices is an API-first e-invoicing and compliance platform helping SaaS companies, ERP providers, and digital businesses automate invoicing, e-reporting, and fiscalization across international markets. By handling complex local regulations through a single API, DDD makes it easier for businesses to expand globally without getting buried in compliance complexity.
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