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Strategy Roundtable for Entrepreneurs: Web 3.0 & Social Dancing, Romania Emerging

ReadWriteStart

Florin Cornianu from Timisoara, Romania, pitched 123ContactForm , a company that competes in the same space as YCombinator's WuFoo that exited earlier this year for a $35M price, and was acquired by SurveyMonkey. Of course, the significantly lower cost-structure in Romania helps a lot. 123ContactForm. We hope to see many more in 2012.

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How to find the right cofounder

NZ Entrepreneur

I thought I could do everything myself and outsourced the development to a company in Romania through a freelancing website – big mistake! Get entrepreneur articles by email once a month. My first startup was a web based software system for the hostel industry, and I had limited technical experience. NZ Entrepreneur.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

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. This reminds me of one of the most unbelievable vestiges of communist Romania: the so-called “Department for the Betterment of the People”.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

Among other fastest-growing client countries one can also find Latvia, Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania, and Malaysia. Freelancer.com sent out this email to users in Russia: Freelancer is coming to Russia to hold a media event in the coming weeks and we want to hear your story!

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Twitter Link Roundup #63 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Interview with a crowdSPRING Designer – Dana (from Romania) – [link]. 24 Email Newsletters Inspiration For Your Next Campaign – [link]. Mobile Development Toolkit – [link]. 20+ Absolutely The Greatest Sites to Gain Inspiration and Resilience – [link]. A Study of Trends in Mobile Design – [link].

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

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. This reminds me of one of the most unbelievable vestiges of communist Romania: the so-called “Department for the Betterment of the People”.

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My Commencement Speech?—?Life at Your Crossroads

Both Sides of the Table

His father, my grandfather, ended up in South America after fleeing Jewish oppression in Romania. If I never emailed anybody back after our meeting I can tell you something that would shock you. You can’t get mad if people don’t return your emails or calls. My dad was an immigrant from Colombia. My grandfather.

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