Remove Partner Remove Romania Remove Technology
article thumbnail

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

ReadWriteStart

I would love to see a much better leverage of web technologies to facilitate the formulation of dance related experiences. 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.

Romania 123
article thumbnail

Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

The first goal was rooted in childhood – I grew up playing with technology and it has always been my passion. The Europe goal was shaped by three random things: My father is from South America and his native language is Spanish (although his father was from Romania and escaped oppression there). I wanted to work there.

Europe 352
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. Unlike political regimes, technological rulers are comprised of products rather than people.

Romania 61
article thumbnail

Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. His father came from Romania. So my goal was to transfer into the deeply technical part of Andersen Consulting so people would see me as a technologist because I love technology. I just want to get in the door.

Cofounder 337
article thumbnail

Mission accomplished: Startup Visa Canada is here

Version One Ventures

In 2010, Cristian and Mircea arrived in Vancouver from Romania to start a new company. This program is sure to raise Canada’s profile within the global technology community, sending a signal to the best and brightest that we’re open for business. The initiative was inspired by the immigration struggles of the talented Summify team.

Canada 167
article thumbnail

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

VC Cafe

To learn more, VC Cafe interviewed Brian Rosenzweig, one of the managing partners in the new fund and the former marketing director at 21Ventures. based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing. Our aim is to connect U.S.-based

Israel 106
article thumbnail

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. Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. Unlike political regimes, technological rulers are comprised of products rather than people.

Romania 35