Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 29, 2020
Highlights from the show Radu on his background and what he was doing before HelpWithCovid.com (2:53) Radu on being a builder and his experiences with YCombinator (4:04) Radu's quarantine life and his parents quarantine life in Romania. (5:45) Eric Ries : You're originally from Romania, right? 18:06) The tech that powers the site. (19:22)
Ben's Blog
AUGUST 28, 2012
Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. Unlike political regimes, technological rulers are comprised of products rather than people.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 2, 2010
The first goal was rooted in childhood – I grew up playing with technology and it has always been my passion. At Andersen Consulting I had built computer networks and programmed in COBOL. He introduced me to a senior guy from the “network solutions&# practice, a Dutchman named Valentijn Bonger.
The Next Web
JANUARY 24, 2014
We are the most active Twitter country in the world (measured by tweets per account) and the third most socially networked. We have three universities in the top 100 of the Shanghai ranking for engineering and technology. We don’t have a ‘Paypal’ mafia, a Netscape brethren or an equivalent strong network in tech. Serious talent.
Ben's Blog
AUGUST 28, 2012
Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. Unlike political regimes, technological rulers are comprised of products rather than people.
VC Cafe
JULY 5, 2010
based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing. Janvest: First, JANVEST is a combination of best practices from leading Angel networks and VC funds. Janvest: The premise of JANVEST is to give a wider base of U.S. Janvest: Yes.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Shopify Sustainability Fund (founded 2004) – with a market cap of $73 billion, publicly traded Shopify launched a $5 million annual fund to invest in environmental technology fighting climate change. Another one is Moving Capital , a fund dedicated to Uber alumni.
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