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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! Go to networking events, startup events and meetups and talk to people. My first startup was a web based software system for the hostel industry, and I had limited technical experience.

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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. The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators.

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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. The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators.

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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. So you need to build a network even outside of your company. Developing an audience gives you a bigger network, bigger knowledge and more power to get ahead. You may never have this audience but even niche networks create power.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

His father came from Romania. So my family is Jewish and very typical immigration story – his father left Romania at 19, had to get a fake passport in order to get out of the country, left and never went back, and left in the middle of winter and got frostbite. And my specialty was computer networks. It was all technical.

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How to get beta signups for your startup in 9 steps

thenextweb.com

Both startups are complimentary and perfect for couples, which means staying in touch builds both of their networks, without stealing any users away. #5 Coworking is another way to get out there and network. Sources: The Social Network Screenshot. Social Media. Latin America. Middle East. United States. Previous story.

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The Next Web introduces 12 local Startup Awards to celebrate entrepreneurship across Europe

The Next Web

The winners will be announced at the various Startup Awards ceremonies in Germany, the UK, Ireland, France, Romania, Spain, Poland, Holland, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and Denmark. We promise drinks and great networking opportunities.

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