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CEO Behind Multi-Million Dollar Escape Room Business

Hearpreneur

Completely amazed by the indoor family amusement concepts like Dave & Busters and Chuck E Cheese, Akos decided that he wanted to establish a similar family entertainment concept in his homeland of Hungary. During my high school years, I spent an academic year in Burbank, CA as a foreign exchange student from Hungary.

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Eastern European Champions & the 4 V’s of Big Data

Cracking the Code

It was my first time in the city and I must say that I was immediately taken by the energy of the city and of the entrepreneurs that I met at the conference. Eastern European Champions I had the opportunity to do a keynote at the IDCEE conference in Kiev last week. Why Eastern Europe?

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Helping startups hit a home run, VC Style

David Teten

in Budapest, Hungary.) Given the mediocre median returns of the VC industry and the high failure rate of the typical entrepreneur, techniques to improve the odds of success are highly needed. Analytics and Data Contributed Articles Portfolio Operations Private Equity Venture Capital'

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Crisis versus Opportunity: 6 Ways to Bootstrap a Startup in a Post-COVID-19 World While Navigating the New Normal

ReadWriteStart

Most importantly, the phrase “ bootstrapping a startup ” translates into “growing your business with little or no venture capital or outside investment. It is also important to realize that, statistically speaking, most startups become operational without any venture capital or external funding sources. Draw up a budget.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Personal Quest. having grown up in Hungary I came to the States over 12 years ago. Having seen the success of escape rooms spread through Hungary and greater Eastern Europe I had a feeling they would catch on here in the States at some point.