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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

I had two goals in mind: I wanted to be even more technical than I already was as a developer (I wanted to work on cutting edge stuff, which back then was the Internet – pre World Wide Web browsers) and I wanted to live & work in Europe. years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. I wanted to work there.

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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. By the way, this was still pre-Netscape, pre-Internet.

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

The Next Web

The main prize of oDesk’s competition is a trip to the Silicon Valley with guided tours to the offices of major Internet companies, including Facebook, PayPal, Autodesk, and others. Among other fastest-growing client countries one can also find Latvia, Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania, and Malaysia. Have laptop – will freelance.

Russia 151
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Janvest Wants to Fill the Seed Investment Gap in Israel (Interview)

VC Cafe

In addition, we are working with more modest capital, for example, the current fund we are putting together (first of many), is $5.0M, which will be used to invest up to $500K in approximately 10 seed stage companies in the Internet, software, telecom, security/defense and alternative energy sectors.

Israel 106
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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. In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step.

Romania 61
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How To Smash Through The First Roadblock To Online Success

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Recently I’ve talked to several Australian Internet marketers, who rely upon outsourcing as their core leverage point. These particular marketers have teams of programmers, writers, customer support staff, telemarketers, and admin assistants, most of whom live in countries like India, Romania and the Philippines. Yaro Starak.

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AI Houses & Reverse Mentors

Start Up Blog

Ross helped me understand social media, blogging, and the emerging business models the internet was facilitating. The Stranger from Romania – Raul Oaida – was my co-conspirator in creating the world’s first ever drivable lego car. He truly led me to becoming an author and technology commentator.

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