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Techtalk

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Techtalk is a conversation platform about the CEE tech startup ecosystem, with a focus on Romanian technology entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts and their exciting journey of how they got to where they are today.

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Tamar Raz About Technology Transfer in Israel

July 28, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

This episode of Techtalk features Tamar Raz, CEO at Hadasit Medical Research Services & Development, the technology transfer company of Hadassah University Hospitals in Jerusalem, and a Technology Transfer Expert with nearly 20 years of experience leading business transactions and management in the biotech and life sciences sector. Tamar is also the Director of KAHR-medical Ltd. and she serves as the chairperson of Hadasit Bio Holdings, a public holding company allowing public participation i...

Peter Cowley About Angel Investing, Operating Companies And Exits

April 28, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

In this episode, meet Peter Cowley - serial entrepreneur and angel investor, board member of the Global Business Angel Network (GBAN) and President Emeritus of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) - as he walks us through the lessons he learned while founding and running 14 businesses in technology, property and publishing, over the last 40+ years, and while building a portfolio of 76 angel investments over the last decade - 11 positive exits (one of which at 107X, paying back all inves...

Jan Smejkal About Scaling Ventures In China And Emerging Markets

April 21, 2022 02:00 - 47 minutes - 51.5 MB

This episode of Techtalk features Jan Smejkal, better known as #YourChinaGuy, who resides in Shenzhen and is the founder of YCG, a boutique cross-border business expansion firm working with a selected group of companies to supercharge their operational and business development capabilities in China. Jan is a venture partner at Black Panther Capital (BPC), founded by established and influential family offices around the world. And he is also Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) at Stacks Accelerato...

Marius Istrate About Managing The People Hyper-Growth Of UiPath

April 14, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 63.8 MB

Marius Istrate was Chief People Officer at UiPath between 2017-2020, setting up and running the company’s people and talent function during its rapid growth from 100 to 3,000 employees across the globe, and from 4 to more than 50 offices worldwide. Prior to his role at UiPach, he was the CEO of SkillValue, and today he is advising and investing in tech startups that wish to go global, while partnering with venture capital firms to help accelerate their portfolio's growth. This is a conversati...

Xenia Muntean About Content Marketing And Building Planable

December 02, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 55.1 MB

Xenia Muntean is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planable, a content review and marketing collaboration platform used by over 5,000 teams behind brands such as Hyundai, Christian Louboutin, Viber and United Nations. Prior to launching Planable, at 20 y.o., she built a digital marketing agency and led social for clients such as Coca-Cola. Xenia joins Ștefan Koritar in a friendly and honest discussion about content marketing and building Planable, a platform that allows agencies and social media mark...

Bogdan Nicoara About Leasing Commercial Real Estate Spaces

November 23, 2021 10:15 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB

Bogdan is an entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in tech. 3 years ago he co-founded and became the CEO of Bright Spaces, the end-to-end digital leasing solution for commercial properties. Bright Spaces was one of the 5 startups participating in the 2020 PiLabs accelerator and already has important clients in Romania and the UK. *In this episode you can learn more about: * * How does a high-school fashion business look like * The role of mentorship and building new entrepreneurial talent...

Andrei Stoica About Collaboration, Feedback and Building Products

November 10, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 65.6 MB

For the past 10 years, Andrei has been a digital marketer and designer, freelancer, and at last he claimed the role of an entrepreneur. He developed projects and managed teams for clients all over the world and today he is building a startup called BRUNCH. Brunch is a software-as-a-service web app targeting digital experts building and optimizing live websites. In short, it saves you time and money if you are going through the feedback loop nightmare when you’re building a new website or upg...

Michael Chaffe About the Future of Events and Innovation in CEE

November 03, 2021 16:00 - 44 minutes - 47.6 MB

Michael Chaffe is the CEO of Wolves Summit. He spent a decade working up to 250m under the Ocean as a Saturation Diver in the Oil & Gas industry, before entering the European VC industry in 2017. Initially assisting UK-based startups in closing their funding rounds, he went on to acquire Central & Eastern Europe’s flagship innovation conference, Wolves Summit in 2019. Together with a rapidly expanding team, he is leveraging the summit to build valuable bridges between the CEE innovation ecosy...

Episode 24: David Timis On How The Workforce Will Develop In The Future

December 23, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes - 50.6 MB

David Timis is a keynote speaker focused on the impact that AI will have on the future of work. He has Master’s Degrees in Business Administration and Management and Public Policy, and work experience in the private, public and NGO sectors. He has guest lectured at renowned universities, such as Cambridge University in the UK and the College of Europe, and delivered presentations for a diverse range of clients, including Google, the European Commission, and AIESEC. David has been recognised ...

David Timis On How The Workforce Will Develop In The Future

December 23, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes - 50.6 MB

David Timis is a keynote speaker focused on the impact that AI will have on the future of work. He has Master’s Degrees in Business Administration and Management and Public Policy, and work experience in the private, public and NGO sectors. He has guest lectured at renowned universities, such as Cambridge University in the UK and the College of Europe, and delivered presentations for a diverse range of clients, including Google, the European Commission, and AIESEC. David has been recognised ...

Episode 23: Max Gurvits And The World Of Startup Investments

December 16, 2020 15:00 - 39 minutes - 45.1 MB

Max is an entrepreneur turned investor, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. After co-founding and exiting an online legal services company in The Netherlands, Max was on the founding team of Eleven Startup Accelerator in Bulgaria, after which he turned to angel and private investments by co-founding an angel investment syndicate, called Teres Angels and he also pioneered several leading ecosystem initiatives like EIR Tribe, TRACTIONCamp, and SummitSummit. Currently he is a managing partner at Vitosha V...

Episode 22: Louis Havriliuc And Innovation in Digital Learning Platforms

November 18, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Louis Havriliuc is the founder and owner of Simbound, a digital marketing learning platform. While on the lookout for ethically designed technology, he has pioneered a simulation method for digital marketers to hone their skills. His work is inspiring, and his experience helped him learn the ins and outs of our startup ecosystem. *In this episode, you can hear us talking about: * 1. What Simbound does; 2. How understanding of the digital marketing world changed throughout the years; 3. Why di...

Episode 21: Boris Hristov And The Presentation Market

November 04, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB

Boris is the Founder of presentation agency 356labs and a PowerPoint MVP. He has presented in more than 25 countries and has been rated as the top speaker numerous times. Boris has years of experience as a trainer, mentor and consultant and his team is working with companies like Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, Renault, Societe Generale, Roche, Publicis, Experian, Bosch, VMWARE, Adidas and many, many more to help them write, design and deliver truly effective presentations. His agency is also the o...

Episode 20: Florin Grozea Despre MOCAPP Și Ce Înseamnă Influencer Marketing În România

October 28, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 53.7 MB

This is our first episode in Romanian, and our guest is Florin Grozea. Florin calls himself simply an entrepreneur, yet he is the Founder and CEO of MOCAPP an Influencer Marketing Platform, Author of the ”Hit Yourself” book, and over 22 years experience in the media and entertainment industry. MOCAPP is a tech startup that has its own technology and the largest database in Romania and the Republic of Moldova: over 700 influencers. Companies and agencies use MOCAPP to automate processes and ...

Episode 19: Emmett King And Building Businesses In US And Europe, Part II

October 27, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 58 MB

Emmett King is COO and a minority shareholder at Wirtek, a publicly traded European software and electronic engineering solutions company. He is responsible for implementing strategic growth and professional development plans, as well as all of their operations. He is a businessman from US, with over 17 years of practical experience in Romania. He loves living and working in Cluj-Napoca and has traveled to most of the regions of Romania. Enjoys a good knowledge of the country and its history,...

Episode 18: Emmett King And Building Businesses In US And Europe, Part I

October 23, 2020 15:00 - 52 minutes - 60.2 MB

Emmett King is COO and a minority shareholder at Wirtek, a publicly traded European software and electronic engineering solutions company. He is responsible for implementing strategic growth and professional development plans, as well as all of their operations. He is a businessman from US, with over 17 years of practical experience in Romania. He loves living and working in Cluj-Napoca and has traveled to most of the regions of Romania. Enjoys a good knowledge of the country and its history,...

Episode 17: Adrian Cernat On How To Dream Smarter

October 02, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 97.4 MB

Adrian is the CEO & founder of SmartDreamers, a VC backed recruitment and marketing automation company, boasting clients such as L’Oreal, Siemens, Temenos, Infosys, UiPath, and others. Prior to building SmartDreamers, Adrian was part of another HR tech startup, cumulating over 8 years of experience in the recruitment tech space. Adrian has started SmartDreamers business back in 2014, as a regional player in the recruitment industry. In 2018, the business was pivoted to a scalable SaaS model, ...

Episode 16: Vlad Sarca On Investment, Romania’s Economic Intricacies, and How To Rise Above as a Startup Founder

September 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

Vlad Sarca is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. He is also one of the board members at Sparking Capital, a venture capital fund focused on pre-seed & seed investments. Previously he has managed to develop a niche recruitment company in over 10 countries and has made an exit after 12 years. Vlad has been interested in strategic management since he was a student, and has obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation from Said Business School, University of Oxford. He is pas...

Episode 15: Gerald Pollak On Investments, Startups and Being A Team Player

September 11, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 58.5 MB

Gerald Pollak is an associate at Vienna based venture fund capital300. capital300 is a European Series A venture capital fund backing disruptive technology companies run by ambitious entrepreneurs. capital300 has established innovative co-investment partnerships with global leaders in venture capital and together with the best VCs in the world like Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures und Draper Associates, capital300 provides portfolio companies with a substantial leverage for conquering the US...

Episode 14: Thibaut Vanderhofstadt On The Importance Of Culture Differences, A Powerful Team and the Growth of Sortlist

September 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB

Thibaut is a 32-year-old passionate entrepreneur, deeply involved in his projects. Scout leader at heart, for him human relationships and team spirit are the 2 ingredients of success. At 18 years old, after living for 1 year in a Finnish entrepreneurial family, he realized the importance of taking action to succeed. Questioning is a daily practice for him, he likes to learn and share what he learns; And if you are looking for a good business book, he recommends "E-Myth, Why small businesses ...

Episode 13: Iulia Istrate on Talent Acquisition as a Business Strategy, Podcasting and The Labour Market of Tomorrow

July 15, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

Iulia is a Talent Acquisition veteran with a demonstrated history of setting up and transforming Talent Acquisitions functions. Psychologist with a keen interest and proven results in candidate assessment and driving high quality hires. She is highly skilled in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Executive Coaching and People Management. Iulia is also the host of the Skills for Mars podcast. A podcast where she talks with her guests about the future and also about now. About change, the ne...

Episode 12: Krisztina Orosz on OCR Technology, Company Culture and Woman Leadership

July 08, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Krisztina has been working as Chief Experience Officer at Anyline since 2016, a SaaS startup that is scaling fast. After completing her management and finance studies, Krisztina entered the world of startups in Vienna, being passionate about promoting innovation and creating opportunities for young entrepreneurs, especially female entrepreneurs. She has been involved in numerous incubator and mentoring programs in Austria, including Techmakers weXcelerate and The Ventury. What you'll hear a...

Episode 11: Sveatoslav Vizitiu and How Gamification Helps Fight Obesity

July 02, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 52.4 MB

Sveatoslav Vizitiu has more than 14 years of experience within the technology industry, with a focus on UI/UX design and programming, currently concerned about innovating healthcare and tackling the major issues of this environment by producing meaningful interaction between the ecosystem stakeholders. He is the co-founder of Wello, an artificial intelligence platform in nutrition for overweight kids who can change the way families understand and relate to their health. In 2019 he became a ...

Episode 10: Andrei Roth On Removing The Robot Out Of The Human

June 26, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

Andrei is the Director for Special Projects at UiPath. A Robotic Process Automation company with Romanian origins. He is leading cross-department and cross-geography strategic projects at UiPath, together with a brilliant team of professionals that aim to improve the current aspects, but always with a glance into the future to be prepared for upcoming challenges. His first role in UiPath, was to lead the team building the UiPath Transylvania Campus in Cluj-Napoca. As of April 2020, he joined...

Episode 9: Diana Florescu on Venture Building and Corporate Innovation

June 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.7 MB

Diana is Head of Marketing at Rainmaking, a global innovation firm using the power of entrepreneurship to build and transform business with the world's leading corporations and startups. In her role, she oversees the company's branding and digital marketing activities across ten countries. Previously she led the global marketing of Startupbootcamp, one of the world's largest network of accelerators investing in technology startups. In 2016 she founded Local Spoon, an innovative solution to fo...

Episode 8: Paul Brie And The Evolution Of The Tech Market

June 10, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 48.9 MB

Human, dreamer, coder, believer in the magic of technology and the CEO & Co-founder at TeleportHQ. Paul has spent the past 25 years in the digital world as a coder, entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. For the past five years, he has focused his work on corporate innovation as a member of the SDL innovation team, Head of Moqups Enterprise, and as Head of R&D at Evozon of which teleportHQ is a spin-off. He leads the Spherik Accelerator and is a proud co-founder of the JSHeroes community and J...

Episode 7: Andrei Nagy On Artificial Intelligence And Blockchain Tech

June 03, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 55.2 MB

He is the Head of European Sales at AlphaBlock from where he engages with collaborative multidisciplinary innovation teams across various businesses and domains to socialize, prototype and deploy new intelligent distributed assets and services using AlphaBlock’s General AI blockchain validated solutions. Andrei had strategic roles in private, corporate and government enterprises to enable platforms and services for payments, banking, telcos, smarter cities and central government by driving a ...

Episode 6: Catalin Briciu And Alex Dorin On How We Can Build Simple Software

May 27, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

This episode is hosted by Valentin Maior. Valentin is the CEO of Techmatch, a company that connects clients with vetted software experts from Eastern Europe, individual consultants and full project teams. Valentin is passionate about helping people grow themselves and their businesses by using his life, tech and business expertise. A software developer for over 10 years, manager and business developer with great communication and sales skills, he helps entrepreneurs reach higher levels. He i...

Episode 5: Adrian Magdas On Crafting Good Software For Even Better Products

May 27, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 74.8 MB

This episode is hosted by Valentin Maior. Valentin is the CEO of Techmatch, a company that connects clients with vetted software experts, individual consultants and full project teams from Eastern Europe. Valentin is passionate about helping people grow themselves and their businesses by using his life, tech and business expertise. He has been a software developer for over 10 years, manager and business developer with great communication and sales skills, he helps entrepreneurs reach higher ...

Episode 4: Alexander Stoica On How To Do Marketing And Business Development

May 27, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 47.3 MB

Everybody wants to know but nobody wants to be. The word that best describes Alex. At 15 years old, he launched a project called "Insignus" a promotional swag company. That was his pocket money project in highschool. On this project he developed skills on how to talk with clients, how to properly use emails, how to address weird and awkward situations, how to negotiate, how to identify opportunities and many other soft & hard skills. Now at 23 years old, he is a Forbes 30 under 30 alumni, GSE...

Episode 3: Razvan Voica On The Alternative Education System In Computer Science

May 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MB

He is a leader with over 18 years of IT industry experience, a strong HR background and major expertise in driving projects related to human growth, organizational and operations development. With a diverse career path, he migrated from an automated systems programmer to a web programmer to hold exclusively managerial positions. He has been involved in both national and multinational organizations. Razvan Voica is passionate about technology and leadership. He is a mentor and the CEO and ...

Episode 2: Bogdan Oros On His Experience In The Hardware Market and How Consumers Think

May 11, 2020 12:15 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

Bogdan has experience in developing markets from scratch in the software sector and the ability to understand the way customers use and want to use products. He has experience working with big names like IBM, Microsoft, and renown middle eastern banks. He holds a degree in computer science from the Technical University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and has been selling security software in different countries and creating markets for the past years. Bogdan is a startup founder, passionate in helping ...

Episode 1: Andrei Dudoiu And The Future Of Equity Crowdfunding in Eastern Europe

May 11, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

Andrei Dudoiu is the CEO of SeedBlink and the Co-Founder of Human Finance. He used to be a banker for the last 20 years and his past roles include Deputy CEO, Corporate & SME banking at Banca Transilvania and CEO of Volksbank Romania. In 2018 Andrei started a new life journey, willing to build new experiences, find new perspectives and purpose by helping. All for the greater good of the communities, he is designing the organizational culture of companies but also developing his skills and a...

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