Richard Golian

1995-born. Charles University alum. Head of Performance at Mixit. 10+ years in marketing and data.

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Born in Slovakia, living in Prague

Ten years in marketing and data. Now automating processes with AI.

Charles University alum. A philosophy degree focused on applied phenomenology, with a thesis on understanding.

I share my thoughts, personal stories, findings, what I am working on, and what I learn from the people I meet.

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Bot or Human? What My Analytics Revealed About Bot Traffic

I once wrote about building my own privacy-friendly analytics tool. It had bot detection from the first version, yet it was not enough. Direct visits took a strangely high share of my traffic. When someone claims that 20% of their visits are bots and 80% are humans, I used to think the same. Today I would say the opposite ratio is closer to the truth. This is how I got there.

6 Jul 2026· 1 657 reads
How to Blog in the Age of AI
27 Jun 2026· 534 reads
Dependent on AI: Are We Still Masters, or Slaves?

I have Heidegger and my notebook beside me. I am asking where all of this is heading, where artificial intelligence is taking us.

21 Jun 2026· 626 reads
How I work in 2026: working with AI agents or fully offline

Four days in Catalonia. No computer, no AI, almost no social media. I bought this notebook so that I could write down what I would think about, and what I would come across and learn on the trip.

10 May 2026· 1 195 reads
Local AI and Ollama: What I Learned Running an LLM Locally

This is what I learned about local vs cloud AI, and why I switched to Claude Code.

3 Apr 2026· 3 267 reads
Low Tatras and Great Fatra: Hiking Chopok, Jasná and the Ridge

It is home to all the large Carpathian predators.

16 Mar 2026· 1 959 reads
Running a Local AI Model for the First Time, and the Feeling It Brought Back

The feeling I have not had since childhood.

12 Mar 2026· 1 325 reads
My Top 3 in Slovakia: Mining Towns, the Tatras, and Bratislava

A few places close to my heart.

24 Jan 2026· 1 377 reads
A Lot Has Changed: Where I Invest My Time, Energy, and Money Today

These two steps are, right now, shaping my life and the direction I am heading in.

15 Aug 2025· 1 870 reads
Ultra-Processed Food Made Me Sick. Here is What Happened When I Quit

My body was not broken. Quite the opposite – it was smarter than me.

26 Jul 2025· 2 050 reads
Vibe Coding in Practice: How I Built a Real Web Analytics Tool With AI After a Decade Away From Coding

This project changed the way I think about generative AI.

13 Apr 2025· 3 746 reads
Why I Became the Recordman for Admitting Mistakes

There was silence in the meeting room. We were discussing a mistake, but no one wanted to own it.

23 Mar 2025· 1 783 reads
How to Focus: I Changed My Daily Rhythm and Early Morning Silence Became My Deep Work

This change has made a huge difference for me.

21 Mar 2025· 1 851 reads
What is the Meaning of Life? My Own Answer
23 Feb 2025· 2 156 reads
A Home Turned Gallery: My Sister's World of Painting

Visiting my sister Kristína after some time, I was struck by how many more paintings she had than I remembered.

19 Jan 2025· 2 369 reads
Why I Joined Volt Europa, and What This Pan-European Party Actually Stands For

Looking at today's world, I see no rational argument against making Europe more united and self-confident.

31 Aug 2024· 4 694 reads
My Hometown: Banská Bystrica

From an early age, I recognised that I was part of a larger, interconnected world.

17 Aug 2024· 3 677 reads
I am incredibly lucky
22 Jun 2024· 3 631 reads
Silent Strength: Why Doing Nothing Is Productive

Do I enjoy socializing? Yes. But staying in social mode for a long time? That is not exactly me.

25 Dec 2023· 3 534 reads
Richard Golian, Data, Performance Marketing & AI

I lead performance marketing and business intelligence in e-commerce. I build teams, optimise ad spend, train AI agents, and ask questions that do not appear on any analytics dashboard.

· 9 675 reads
Velvet Revolution: Andrej Sámel, The First to Warn Havel About Mečiar

“Unforgivable, unjustified. It can never be forgotten.”

17 Nov 2019· 5 140 reads
How I became a child again
30 Mar 2019· 7 099 reads
The Largest Czech Protest Since 1989: The Demonstration Against Andrej Babiš

The protest at Letná is the biggest demonstration against the government since 1989's Velvet Revolution.

23 Jun 2019· 4 132 reads
One Year After the Murder of Ján Kuciak, Slovakia's Fight for Justice and a Decent Country

Thousands of people protest for decent Slovakia one year after the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak.

22 Feb 2019· 4 499 reads
Political situation in Slovakia
27.4.2025 (last updated)· 3 298 reads
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