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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. In 3 years, they predict more than 50 operating units. We are building and operating escape rooms.

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Helping startups hit a home run, VC Style

David Teten

My coauthors and I just published in the Journal of Private Equity the first-ever research study on best practices of venture capitalists in creating portfolio company value through operational support, exploring exactly these questions. in Budapest, Hungary.) We published a piece in TechCrunch summarizing our findings.

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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 means relying on your own savings and revenue to operate and expand.”. It is worth noting that while this is challenging to achieve, it is incredibly rewarding to do so.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

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. Zoltán being from Hungary, had read about escape rooms being popular there and doing well.