Felix Hlatky

he/him
Chief Financial Officer
Mastodon
Felix Hlatky Profilfoto
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Mastodon gGmbH

Felix is an accomplished financial and operational leader with over a decade of experience as a CEO and CFO. As Mastodon’s first non-technical hire, he has spent more than five years shaping the organisation’s financial and operational strategy while remaining true to its community-driven mission. He helped Mastodon’s founder Eugen Rochko to incorporate the German non-profit entity and is a co-founder and board member of Mastodon’s US entity, Mastodon Inc., which has 501(c)(3) status.

Felix has been involved in numerous panels on privacy, community, the fediverse and the future of social media. He is passionate about sustainable growth and ethical business practices and has a deep commitment to open-source principles.

Sessions

Mastodon: Offene Infrastrukturen für alle

Felix Hlatky, Leonhard Dobusch

Mastodon ist eine Erfolgsgeschichte aus Deutschland. Das gemeinnützige Unternehmen ist angetreten, um gemeinsam mit anderen im Fediverse eine offene, dezentrale und datenschutzfreundliche Alternative zu großen, überwachungskapitalistischen Plattformen zu schaffen.
Business models
Digital rights
Platforms
Media & Public Spheres
Stage 7
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Conversation
German
re:claim Digital Future
re:claim Business
Conference

Unabhängige soziale Netzwerke: Wie können sie massentauglich werden?

Vanessa Wormer, Felix Hlatky, Merve Kayikci, Pia Maria Lexa

Solange Medienhäuser nur auf Big Tech setzen, bleiben Alternativen chancenlos. Zeit, Plattformen neu zu denken. In unserem Fellowship erforschen wir, wie Medien im Fediverse erfolgreich sein können – dezentral, offen und gemeinwohlorientiert.
Democracy
Journalism
Platforms
Media & Public Spheres
Stage 7
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Lightning Talk
German
re:claim Digital Future
Conference