Tamar Raz About Technology Transfer in Israel

July 28th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 1 min

This episode of Techtalk features Tamar Raz, CEO at Hadasit Medical Research Services & Development, the technology transfer company of Hadassah University Hospitals in Jerusalem, and a Technology Transfer Expert with nearly 20 years of experience leading business transactions and management in the biotech and life sciences sector. Tamar is also the Director of KAHR-medical Ltd. and she serves as the chairperson of Hadasit Bio Holdings, a public holding company allowing public participation in the promising field of biotechnology.

Peter Cowley About Angel Investing, Operating Companies And Exits

April 28th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 5 mins

angel investments, exits, failures, founding teams, investment criteria, peter cowley, university spin-outs

In this episode, meet Peter Cowley - serial entrepreneur and angel investor, board member of the Global Business Angel Network (GBAN) and President Emeritus of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN) - as he walks us through the lessons he learned while founding and running 14 businesses in technology, property and publishing, over the last 40+ years, and while building a portfolio of 76 angel investments over the last decade (11 positive exits - one of which at 107X, paying back all invested cash, 14 failures and 51 still living).

Jan Smejkal About Scaling Ventures In China And Emerging Markets

April 21st, 2022  |  Season 2  |  47 mins 29 secs

#yourchinaguy, business in china, jan smejkal, ventures in china, your china guy

This episode of Techtalk features Jan Smejkal, better known as #YourChinaGuy, who resides in Shenzhen and is the founder of YCG, a boutique cross-border business expansion firm working with a selected group of companies to supercharge their operational and business development capabilities in China. In this interview, Jan talks about the beginning of his new life and entrepreneurial journey in China, back in 2018. And also about how he manages to facilitate the next generation's cross-border success in China by going much deeper than the past generations of entrepreneurs and by truly trying to understand the culture, in order to play a long-term game and to build sustainable entrepreneurial bridges.

Marius Istrate About Managing The People Hyper-Growth Of UiPath

April 14th, 2022  |  56 mins 27 secs

growth adviser, investor, startup, tech business angel, uipath

This is a conversation to listen from the beginning to the end, because you will discover some great insights not only about the hyper-growth of UiPath, but also from my guest’s experience - Marius Istrate - as an investor, growth adviser, tech business angel and venture partner at 3VC. Marius Istrate brings incredible passion and expertise in explaining why it is so important for leaders to be not only culture fit and eager to learn, but also capable of bringing something extra to the table, not just of fitting into the mold of a company. And you will find out why lack of ambition, being risk-averse, not being able to articulate a vision about the future, or not thinking at marketing as a critical function are some of the reasons that can make it difficult, or even impossible for a start-up to scale or expand internationally.

Xenia Muntean About Content Marketing And Building Planable

December 2nd, 2021  |  48 mins 57 secs

marketing, martech, saas, startup, techstars

Xenia Muntean joins Ștefan Koritar in a friendly and honest discussion about content marketing and building Planable, a platform that allows agencies and social media marketers to collaborate with their clients.

Bogdan Nicoara About Leasing Commercial Real Estate Spaces

November 23rd, 2021  |  1 hr 9 mins

accelerator, angel investors, fundraising, investing, pilabs, proptech, romania, startup

Bogdan is an entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in tech. 3 years ago he co-founded and became the CEO of Bright Spaces, the end-to-end digital leasing solution for commercial properties. Bright Spaces was one of the 5 startups participating in the 2020 PiLabs accelerator and already has important clients in Romania and the UK.

Andrei Stoica About Collaboration, Feedback and Building Products

November 10th, 2021  |  58 mins 9 secs

brunch, collaboration, saas, startup

Michael Chaffe About the Future of Events and Innovation in CEE

November 3rd, 2021  |  44 mins 41 secs

central east europe, events, innovation, poland, romania, wolves summit

We talk about the role Wolves Summit plays in the CEE startup ecosystem, the investment legal frameworks between the west and the east, and how founders can tap into the realm of psychedelics and grow their self-awareness.

David Timis On How The Workforce Will Develop In The Future

December 23rd, 2020  |  46 mins 3 secs

David Timis is a keynote speaker focused on the impact that AI will have on the future of work. He has Master’s Degrees in Business Administration and Management and Public Policy, and work experience in the private, public and NGO sectors.

Episode 23: Max Gurvits And The World Of Startup Investments

December 16th, 2020  |  39 mins 3 secs

accelerators, bulgaria, cee, covid, entrepreneur, happy farm, investments, investor, launchub, money, seedcamp, startup business, tech, technology

Max is an entrepreneur turned investor, based in Sofia, Bulgaria. He mentors with Seedcamp, LAUNCHub, Happy Farm, and other accelerators, and is passionate about expanding the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem in the CEE.

Episode 22: Louis Havriliuc And Innovation in Digital Learning Platforms

November 18th, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

covid, digital, digital marketing, investment, learning platform, marketing, saas, simbound, startup, technology

Episode 21: Boris Hristov And The Presentation Market

November 4th, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins

how to present, investment dech, pitch deck, ppt, presentation

Boris is the Founder of presentation agency 356labs and a PowerPoint MVP. He has presented in more than 25 countries and has been rated as the top speaker numerous times. Boris has years of experience as a trainer, mentor and consultant and his team is working with companies like Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, Renault, Société Générale, Roche, Publicis, Experian, Bosch, VMWARE, Adidas and many, many more to help them write, design and deliver truly effective presentations.

Episode 20: Florin Grozea Despre MOCAPP Și Ce Înseamnă Influencer Marketing În România

October 28th, 2020  |  46 mins 34 secs

cee, crowdfunding, florin grozea, influencer marketing, marketing, mocapp, seedblink

This is our first episode in Romanian, and our guest is Florin Grozea. Florin calls himself simply an entrepreneur, yet he is the Founder and CEO of MOCAPP an Influencer Marketing Platform, Author of the ”Hit Yourself” book, and over 22 years experience in the media and entertainment industry.

Episode 19: Emmett King And Building Businesses In US And Europe, Part II

October 27th, 2020  |  51 mins 2 secs

auditing, business, business consulting, businessman, emmett king, logistics, recycling, romania, software development, tech, training, usa, waste management, work

Emmett King is COO and a minority shareholder at Wirtek, a publicly traded European software and electronic engineering solutions company. He is a businessman from America, with over 17 years of practical experience in Romania. He loves living and working in Cluj-Napoca and has traveled to most of the regions of Romania. Enjoys a good knowledge of the country and its history, and is working to improve his proficiency in speaking Romanian.

Episode 18: Emmett King And Building Businesses In US And Europe, Part I

October 23rd, 2020  |  52 mins 15 secs

auditing, business, business consulting, businessman, emmett king, logistics, recycling, romania, software development, tech, training, usa, waste management, work

Emmett King is COO and a minority shareholder at Wirtek, a publicly traded European software and electronic engineering solutions company. He is a businessman from America, with over 17 years of practical experience in Romania. He loves living and working in Cluj-Napoca and has traveled to most of the regions of Romania. Enjoys a good knowledge of the country and its history, and is working to improve his proficiency in speaking Romanian.

Episode 17: Adrian Cernat On How To Dream Smarter

October 2nd, 2020  |  1 hr 25 mins

adrian cernat, business angel, ceo, cluj, smartdreamers, startup, team, us market, vc funds, venture capital

Adrian is the CEO & founder of SmartDreamers, a VC backed recruitment and marketing automation company, boasting clients such as L’Oreal, Siemens, Temenos, Infosys, UiPath, and others. Prior to building SmartDreamers, Adrian was part of another HR tech startup, cumulating over 8 years of experience in the recruitment tech space.