In brief
My name is Daniel Andraszewski, and I have worked professionally with technology since 2016. I began as a developer, working on commercial projects and in international teams.
Today, I am an entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of dotGrow. I am building a company that combines technological expertise with marketing and a broader view of digital business growth.
My development background helps me understand how systems are built, where their limitations come from and what consequences follow from decisions made at the beginning of a project. Running my own company has taught me to assess technology through the lens of budgets, people, processes and business goals.
Development roots
I have been building technology solutions professionally since 2016.
Commercial experience
I have spent over 10 years working on projects delivered for businesses.
Founder of dotGrow
I am building the company, developing its team and setting its direction.
International perspective
I work with companies and teams in Poland and abroad.
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Technology was part of my life before it became my profession
I built my first websites when page layouts were still created with tables. During the heyday of online forums, I installed and modified them for gaming communities.
At the same time, I was interested in hardware. I taught myself how to assemble computers, choose components and tailor a configuration to a particular use.
Over time, I became the family’s ‘technology person’. Problems with computers, phones and software came to me. I also spent a great deal of time on computer forums, helping other users solve their problems.
Even then, it felt natural not only to solve a problem but also to explain it in a way that made sense to someone without technical knowledge. That ability has stayed with me to this day.
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I did not choose technology straight away. I had to find my way back to it
At first, I did not want to build a career around software and computers. I was concerned that spending all day in front of them would make me lose an interest that had previously been a passion.
My first educational path took me through surveying and then civil engineering.
Even then, however, technology remained a natural tool in my work. As a hobby, I created programs that helped me perform calculations for university projects. Instead of repeating the same tasks by hand, I looked for ways to simplify and automate them.
The turning point came in my fourth year at university. After many months of unpaid work in a design office, I received another offer to continue working without pay.
I realised that I was trying to build a career in an industry that offered me neither satisfaction nor the right prospects, while for years I had naturally been developing in a completely different direction.
I decided to return to technology.
During the day, I completed my engineering dissertation on a construction project. In the evenings, I learnt to code. I used books and materials available online, applying what I learnt by building my own applications.
One of the larger projects was a library management system. I included it in my portfolio, and it helped me secure my first role in the industry.
I completed my engineering degree in February 2016. Soon afterwards, I began working as a developer.
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From developer to entrepreneur
Code is only one part of the decision
Over the following years, I worked on commercial systems as an employee, a contractor and through my own business. I worked with different organisations and international teams.
I saw projects that worked well and others where problems stemmed from decisions made many months or even years earlier. Over time, I came to understand that correctly written code does not necessarily mean the right decision has been made. A technically sound solution can be expensive to maintain, ill-suited to a company’s processes or restrictive to its future growth.
Programming itself was never my ultimate goal. I wanted to build my own company, set its direction and take responsibility not only for delivery but also for the result.
E-commerce from an owner’s perspective
At the turn of 2019 and 2020, my then-fiancée and I launched an online women’s clothing shop. My technical experience meant I could develop the shop and implement the solutions it needed myself, but running an e-commerce business showed me an entirely different side of business.
Technology was only one element alongside the product range, marketing, sales, logistics and customer service.
We eventually closed the shop because we could not devote the time it needed to grow further. The experience did, however, allow me to understand the challenges of e-commerce from the perspective of someone responsible for the entire business, rather than only its technical foundations.
From freelancer to dotGrow
At the same time, I was developing a service business, creating websites, online shops and other solutions for companies. I began as a freelancer, but over time larger projects, more clients and trusted collaborators followed.
I was no longer responsible solely for code. I had to understand a client’s needs, propose a solution, define the scope, price the work and see the project through to completion. Alongside technology came sales, marketing, finance, team management and responsibility for the outcome.
Gradually, I built my own offer, way of working and team. That business began to evolve into dotGrow, which was initially intended to be a software house.
Over time, however, I realised that delivering software projects alone was too narrow an approach to the problems companies face. What was needed was a combination of technology, marketing, data, automation and processes. That is how dotGrow’s current vision began to take shape.
Business should guide technology, not the other way round.
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One decision made many years earlier
In 2024, as I became increasingly involved in growing my own company, I received a phone call that briefly pushed everyday matters into the background. It concerned a decision I had made nine years earlier.
In 2015, while still at university, I joined the DKMS Foundation database as a potential stem cell donor. At the time, I did not know whether anyone genetically compatible with me would ever need my help.
It turned out that such a person had been found.
In 2024, I donated haematopoietic stem cells collected from peripheral blood, becoming a bone marrow donor. The recipient was a man in his sixties from the United Kingdom — my unrelated ‘genetic twin’.
We remain in touch to this day.
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What I am building today
Today, I am developing dotGrow as an organisation that connects technology, strategy and delivery with clients’ genuine business goals.
My role includes setting the direction, building the team and creating the conditions in which specialists can work effectively. I am building a company based on people, processes, accountability and clearly defined standards.
At the same time, I am developing my personal brand. I want to help business owners understand technological change, assess its significance and make informed decisions without having to become technology specialists themselves.
Contact
Let’s talk about what you want to achieve
Briefly describe your company, the current situation and the decision you are facing. I will come back to you with whether and how I can help.