Taavi Lindmaa ⚡

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Hi! Great seeing you here.

We are helping sports centres marinas, car service and rental companies with automation and digitalisation. Find out more autlio.com 

Send me a message. I´m passionate about helping you take your business growth to the next level.


Here is a little about myself:

- From Estonia
- Born in a bank, grew up in an entrepreneurial family
- Worked in IT since 2006 in various roles, most notably as the 10th employee and 1st sales leader of Veriff (Valued at 1.5B) and Salv.
- User Experience Designer by profession, having built check-in kiosks, mobile, and web applications UI
- Transformed into Sales Leadership and now to LinkedIn Personal Branding Expert and Content Creator
- Built my first business over 16 years ago 
- Lived and worked in 6 countries: the US (New York), Sweden (Stockholm), Spain (Malaga), the UK (St. Helens), Germany (Furtwangen), and Estonia.

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One simple advice for a happier life 😎


Support your partner.

My wife has had to reinvent herself many times during her 23+ year photography career.

She was already working at a high level in London when we moved to Estonia.

She started building momentum in Estonia when we moved to New York City.

She reached a strong position in New York just as we returned to Estonia to raise our kids.

After our first child, she began building momentum in Europe again — until COVID disrupted everything and forced her to rebuild from scratch online.

And just as the momentum returned, artificial intelligence changed the entire game.

Today, it simply feels good to watch how she doesn’t give up.
How she adapts, tries again, and keeps moving forward.

This has taught me more about entrepreneurship than any book ever could
and has strengthened our relationship more than I ever expected.

If I have one piece of advice, it’s this:
support the people around you who are chasing their dreams.

📸 My spouse, Katrina Tang 📸
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Self-service automation for sports, marinas, vehicles, rental, service companies | Autlio.com – bookings, access, digital contracts & payments in one autonomous platform | 1xExit | Ex-Veriff 🦄 |

One small change can completely transform how a service feels. 🚗

I’ve lost count of how many times car servicing has meant:
- arriving during working hours,
- waiting in line,
- or rearranging my entire day just to hand over keys.

And if something happens late in the evening or early morning?
You wait.

That’s why I genuinely like what Carzone Autokeskus has now done.

They’ve made car service actually available 24/7 by implementing Autlio’s smart key locker.

Now a car can be:
- dropped off early in the morning before work
- picked up late in the evening
- or even handed over at 2 a.m. when something unexpected happens

No queues.
No rushing before closing time.
No “we’re already closed” conversations.

Even payments can be handled as part of the same flow — without standing at a counter or syncing schedules.

What I find especially interesting is what happens behind the scenes.

⚙️ For the service team:
- technicians start the day knowing exactly which cars have arrived
- all relevant info is already logged
- payments are completed or correctly recorded
- fewer interruptions, smoother workflow

It works whether the visit is pre-booked, spontaneous, or even arranged via roadside assistance.

To me, this is a great example of how automation isn’t about removing people —
it’s about removing friction.

👉 Carzone made a conscious decision to give customers more flexibility, time, and peace of mind.

Which service would you choose?
One limited by opening hours —
or one that fits your life, not the other way around?

A great start to the day 💪🏃‍♂️

Morning workout completed — our first morning run together with my son.

I bet many of you know the feeling: getting out of bed early for your kids isn’t 
always easy.

Every beginning can be challenging, but starting together makes it easier — and the feeling at the end is always worth the effort. 🔥

A good reminder that consistency and support take us further, both in sports and at work.

👉 What’s your go-to routine to kick-start the workday?

Does this sound familiar? 👇

You’ve put in a lot of effort to get the kids dressed for winter.
Gloves, hats, helmets, spare clothes.
Finally, everything is in the car and you’ve made it to the slopes.

And then… the waiting begins. 😮‍💨
 ❄️ A long line at the rental counter
 ❄️ “We’re just looking for the right equipment…”
 ❄️ A rental agreement no one actually reads
 ❄️ Being asked to leave documents or an ID as a deposit (which isn’t even okay)
 ❄️ No clear labeling on the equipment — it’s unclear
 what was rented out, when, and for how long.
❄️ Was it used for two hours — or three or more? No one really knows.

The kids are waiting. Patience runs out.

And by the time you finally get to the slope, half the energy and good mood are gone — for both kids and parents.

🎿 Why couldn’t it be like this?
 ✔️ Book the equipment in advance
 ✔️ Arrive on site
 ✔️ Pick up ready-to-go gear
 ✔️ Start riding immediately

This is exactly the kind of experience we’ve built a solution for with Autlio —
for ski, snowboard, skate rentals and more.
Less waiting. Less confusion. More joy on the slopes.

👉 Let us know:
Where should winter sports equipment rental be truly convenient?
Which ski resort or ice rink desperately needs a better rental experience? 👀

Let’s make winter sports simpler — especially for families with kids. ❄️🎿⛸️

We turned parcel lockers into sales machines 🚀
  
Autlio has introduced the ability to sell products through smart lockers, enabling businesses to create entirely new, fully automated business models that operate 24/7.

Previously, Autlio smart lockers were primarily used for rentals and service delivery.

Now, all smart lockers connected to Autlio can also be used for product sales.

🛒 How does it work?
✔️ Products are placed inside individual locker compartments
✔️ The customer scans a QR code
✔️ Payment is completed online
✔️ The correct compartment opens automatically
✔️ The product is collected — no staff required

✨ Why does this matter?

The same smart locker can be used in parallel for:
- rentals
- sales
- service delivery

Additionally, the solution is:
- fully contactless and automated
- operable without on-site staff
- enabling new business opportunities
- helping to keep operational costs low

🔁 And it doesn’t stop at smart lockers.
The same Autlio logic and platform also works for:

🚚 trailer locks (e.g. trailer rentals and sales)
🏋️ gym / sport center access (buy a pass → enter immediately)
🔑 keyless access management

💬 Where would you like to see the next automated sales machine?

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Learn more from our blog: https://lnkd.in/dRBtMJ6T

👉 In essence: one platform, unlimited business models.
Autlio helps transform existing lockers, locks, and access points into smart, automated sales channels.

How much time do we actually spend in waiting rooms? ⏳

We sit.
We wait.
We check the clock. 👀⌚️

Sometimes 5 minutes.
Sometimes 30.
Sometimes, an entire morning or evening was supposed to be “free time.” 🌤️

We’ve simply normalized it.
That service means waiting.
Those processes only work during office hours. 🕘

But Sunday is a good moment to ask:
Does it really have to be this way? 🤔

Small changes in services can give people back something incredibly valuable — time. ⏱️✨
And time is the one thing you can never create more of.

Do you enjoy waiting — or does it drive you crazy? ⏳

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I comment with 🔥 on your posts. How come we are still not connected?

Dynamic and results-oriented individual with over 10 years of B2B sales experience and a proven track record of driving revenue growth through strategic business development and client relationship management. 




Vlad Bronnikov

Tip of the day 👇


Refrain from using "I came across your profile" when sending peronalized connection requests on LinkedIn.

Hope this yelps.

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Me discovering new comments on my older posts that I never received notificatioms for.

LinkedIn FYI

Controversial statement👇


Burger King is tastier than McDonald's.

Agree!

Dear people of LinkedIn,

I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that I won't be posting over the weekend.

Thank you for your understanding.

Vlad

I don't know who needs to hear this.

BUT

I do know who needs to beer this.

Any questions?

It's a pleasure to see so many openai-minded people on LinkedIn.

I’m allergic to companies who don’t call themselves a family.

I really don’t like how Netflix 
phrases it.

They use the term “professional sports team.”

Not a family.

Here’s how they phrase it:

“We model ourselves on being a professional sports team, not a family.

A family is about unconditional love.

A dream team is about pushing yourself to be the best possible teammate, caring intensely about your team, and knowing that you may not be on the team forever.

Dream teams are about performance, not seniority or tenure.

It is up to the manager to ensure that every player is amazing at their position, plays effectively with others and is given new opportunities to develop.

That’s how we keep winning the championship (entertaining the world).

Unlike a sports team, as Netflix grows, the number of players also grows.

We work to foster players from the development leagues so they can become the stars of tomorrow.”

Nothing says “professional sports team” like benching someone for missing a quarterly KPI.

Nothing says “professional sports team” like calling timeouts on mentorship and culture.

Nothing says “professional sports team” like substituting humans mid-season because stats aren’t hitting targets.

Nothing says “professional sports team” like drafting rookies from “development leagues” just to see if they’ll make the highlight reel.

Hard pass, Netflix.

A company may run plays and track stats.
It may even have a playbook.

But it is only a family if it actually nurtures the players — not just the scoreboard.

A company is definitely a family.

It just has to value people, not just performance metrics.

Don’t get them mixed up.

Agree???

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You know what I find bizzare?


I find the word "bizarre" bizarre.

What do you find bizarre?

Share below 👇

Unconventional truth 👇

"I just requested to connect" feels like "I just called to say I love you"

P.S. You don't have to agree

I absolutely love reading the comments on posts by some LinkedIn Top Voices.

It’s like watching a poor rap battle where the first rapper steps on stage and everyone else immediately becomes his backup dancer.

Author drops a bar:

“Vulnerability is a leadership superpower.”

Comments rush in:

“Yes. Vulnerability is everything.”
“This. Leaders must be vulnerable.”
“Exactly. Vulnerability builds trust.”
“Couldn’t agree more with this take.”

No one counters the verse.
No one questions the rhyme.
No one dares to say no.

It’s a rap battle with:
→ no diss tracks
→ no punchlines
→ no risk
→ and unlimited applause

Everyone just rewrites the same bar
with different emojis and calls it thought leadership.

That’s not a battle.

That’s a karaoke night where everyone sings the chorus and skips the verses.

Know what I’m sayin’?

I ignored several connection requests today.

Why?

Sometimes, you just can't be bothered.

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Thought of the day 👇


If people were Pinocchios, most wouldn’t last long on LinkedIn.

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