George Roth’s story is fascinating. He was a part of the first generation that graduated from the Cluj High School for Informatics. In 1980, he graduated from the University Babeș Bolyai in Cluj, the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, and then he moved to the US in 1991, to work as a software architect for a company that was building software solutions for investment companies. That’s when he had his first breakthrough. He built a financial data “cleaner” (SUMS - Securities Universe Management System), which was implemented in multiple investment companies in the US and Europe. In 1999 he started Recognos in Cluj, a company that develops software for investment processes. Up until 2018, they were working on a system that extracts data from unformatted documents using AI and NLP. People started to take notice, so in May 2018 UiPath bought the technology along with a few employees, including George, who started working as a Senior Manager for the successful startup. George is also very involved in the community, since the 90s. Building, offering support and being the co-founder of Romanian-American Business Network Silicon Valley. This is an organization with hundreds of members, that helps Romanian businesses get in touch with US-based companies.

Eusebiu este pasionat de domeniul antreprenoriatului și aduce lumină asupra nevoii de a trece de la angajat la antreprenor. Este experimentat în coaching financiar, consultanță financiară și e speaker la nenumărate evenimente offline și online. Este fondatorul Burcash - primul program independent de educaţie financiară din România, a cărui scop e bunăstarea ta, pe termen lung. Adoră natura pentru că poartă semnătura divinității. Iubește oamenii pentru că își pot reconstrui măreția primită de la Dumnezeu. Și îi place să citească pentru că este ceea ce îl crește. Ascultând episodul, vei afla: cât de mult influențează mindsetul felul în care acționezi; primești sfaturi despre managementul banilor și importanța acestuia; înveți cum să-ți crești veniturile și să reduci riscul de faliment personal; ai șansă să vezi cum să investești și să nu mai pierzi bani; observi nuanțe emoționale ce se traduc în comportamente ce te fac să pierzi bani și poate ai să alegi să te oprești din ele; ... dar și multe altele care cu sigurață îți vor prinde bine. Enjoy! Special Guest: Eusebiu Burcas.

Our inspiring guest is Ștefan Koritar and our courageous interviewer - Mădălina Vasiu, our Team Coordinator. Stefan is an entrepreneur, an experienced product development and business management professional with an enormous passion for technology and also Chapter Director at Startup Grind Cluj-Napoca. He is skilled in building strategies from the ground up, has strong analytical skills, is a true hard-working man always shooting for the moon. Stefan honestly believes in the yet unreached potential of Eastern Europeans. This is mirrored in his actions, for example the TechTalk - a podcast dedicated to bringing the Eastern European ecosystem together. He is also working on developing a different way of building, launching and growing companies in Romania. So we sat down, get something to drink and enjoy this interview.

Imagine this journey: Born in Bucharest, Romania, relocated to London for 14 years, the last 8 year working in investing… And last year joining the Silicon Valley Bank as a SVP of Early Stage Investment. That’s Flavia’s story. Flavia Richardson is the SVP on Early Stage Investment at the Silicon Valley Bank. She helps early stage startups grow, and that’s especially important in these hard times. So we sat down with her to pick her brain and get some idea of how to navigate the seemingly horror situation we’re in. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Flavia Got To Where She Is Today What Flavia's Driving Force Is How To Grow In The Early Stage How To Manage Periods Of Economic Downturn Analyzing Startups The Romanian Ecosystem Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe!

Experimentată în turism, HoReCa, dar și în mediul ONG, Nina Moldovan, una dintre cele mai de succes femei de afaceri din Cluj vine la Startup Grind Cluj Napoca să împărtășească din cunoștințele și experiența ei în afaceri și în viață. Te-ai gândit vreodată cum pui pe picioare o afacere? Cum faci să găsești oamenii potriviți? Cum ieși în evidență în piață? *Dacă da, n-ai voie să ratezi acest eveniment! * Nina e una din cele mai de succes femei de afaceri din Cluj. Și astea nu sunt doar vorbe. În 2001 a început să lucreze la o agenție de turism, și a ajuns repede Managing Partner. După o carieră de succes în turism, a devenit și CEO la Liberty Technology Park, primul parc Tech din România. Azi Nina lucrează din greu să aducă Radisson Blu în Cluj, ca și President of The Board la Winners S.A. Dar Nina Moldovan n-a lucrat doar pentru ea. A fost și membru în boardul director la Spherik Accelerator, un proiect pentru care a luat la pas Europa că să vadă ce funcționează în acceleratoare de business și de ce are nevoie Europa de Est ca să prospere. Totuși, nicio poveste nu e plină doar de reușite. Dacă vrei peisajul complet, ascultă acest episod. Despre Ce O Să Afli În Episod: Cum A Ajuns Nina Unde E Azi Cum Să Avansezi Într-o Companie Diferențele Dintre un Manager și un CEO Cu Ce Se Confruntă Femeile În Afaceri Ce Poate Face România Mai Bine În Turism De Ce Are Nevoie Ecosistemul Românesc

Florin Pop is a seasoned business angel. He’s a member on a lot of boards of directors. He invested in famous Romanian startups while they were in the early stage. And he’s a fun guy to be around. But it’s more than just work and great times. Florin Pop understands what it takes to build a community. And he works hard to give back what he learned, and that’s why he took some time to share his story with us. Because he wasn’t always an entrepreneurial veteran. So let’s dig deeper and find out his story. What you'll learn about in this episode: What Stock Exchange Was Like Back in The '90s and early 2000's How Florin Pop Built Such An Impressive Resume What being an investor is like What's important when you invest in startups What Florin thinks about before investing Some lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs

Paul Brie is the CEO of Teleport, he's an experienced UX engineer, he's a partner to the Romanian School of IT... But above all, he's a dreamer. He buit his company in hopes of a future where holograms are a daily routine and landscapes can be digitally transformed into color palletes and elements with nothing more than a picture and his smart software. He's worked hard to build this dream, starting when he was 17 and discovered the world of programming, and he took a break from building our future to have this fireside chat with us and lend us some of his knowledge. What you'll learn about: Why building products is important Why outsourcing can also help How Paul Brie got where he is today What the Eastern European ecosystem needs to flourish A tad bit more marketing insights than we expected What Teleport is

Lorand Soares Szasz is a well-known business coach and trainer here in Romania. He has decades of experience with the entire process of building a business, and he shared a lot of that with us. But it doesn’t end here. Lorand didn’t limit himself to traditional business training - he took it a step further and founded Upriserz, an on-demand business training platform featuring lessons from the top names in everything from sales to finance. With millions in turnover, he’s not only talking about what you could do, in theory. He’s talking from experience. What you’ll learn in this episode: The things you need to know when starting a business How Lorand went from a bullied highschool student to being featured on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list The importance of sales How Lorand dealt with going bankrupt several times (and still managed to stay on top) Why fear is a nemesis to success How to overcome personal drawbacks to achieve more How to sort through your life’s challengesSpecial Guest: Lorand Soares Szasz.

Valentin Maior is the CEO of Techmatch, an up and coming lead generation startup focused on providing qualitative software solutions. But he started from scratch. He was a software developer for a long time, mixed in with some business development practice in a few companies and an unwavering dedication for working with people. All of his experiences also helped him to found Romanian IT, the first community for romanian developers, which is still active today and counting thousands of members all across the country. He took a break from his daily tasks to have this fireside chat with us, and we couldn’t have been happier. What you’ll learn in this episode: How Valentin went from a simple developer to a successful business developer Why mentorship and coaching is important How to push through the hard times Why teams matter so so much for an up and coming company How feedback helps you grow The importance of community building How to shift your mindset to focus on what’s important

Sergiu Biris is an entrepreneur with more than 14 years of experience in digital businesses. He is passionate about creating and managing successful organisations and teams, and he’s capable of building successful online products used by millions of people. His toolset is impressive too. He’s specialised in management, product development, online marketing, business development, branding and web design. He helped build successful brands like Trilulilu or Zonga and he’s an angel investor always on the lookout for the next opportunity. In our chat, we found out why he chose Cluj Napoca over Silicon Valley, and we managed to get some valuable insights out of him. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How Sergiu Biris got to where he is today Why the right team is so important How LiveRail was born and sold to Facebook for half a billion dollars Why negotiation matters How the digital world will affect your success… and failure Why data is important Why trust is even more important