Bucharest Hubb

Girls Programming Camp începe la Bucharest Hubb

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:02:53 +0000

Infoarena.ro, în parteneriat cu Facebook, organizează în premieră un eveniment dedicat apropierii fetelor de informatică şi programare. Girls Programming Camp este o tabără de pregătire de o săptămână, care va avea loc în perioada 30 octombrie – 5 noiembrie la Bucureşti, și le va oferi ocazia fetelor să își descopere pasiunea pentru IT.

Deschiderea oficială va avea loc duminică, 30 octombrie la Bucharest Hubb, de la ora 13:30. Sunteti asteptati pentru pentru o doza de inspiratie!

Evenimentul vine ca un răspuns la problema generală a numărului scăzut de femei în industria IT și se adresează în special studentelor din primii ani de facultate şi elevelor de liceu. Scopul este dezvoltarea unei baze solide pe care participantele să își construiască apoi cariera și care să le asigure internship-uri, slujbe de succes sau rezultate deosebite la concursurile de programare.

Girls Programming Camp este o tabără de șase zile, încărcată cu prezentări, cursuri, discuţii deschise, exerciţii, dar şi multă distracţie. Cursurile vor fi susținute de olimpici medaliați la Olimpiadele internaționale de informatică, cu numeroase stagii de practică în companiile de prestigiu la activ.

Participarea în cadrul evenimentului este gratuită, Facebook dorind astfel să ofere şansa tinerelor să se dezvolte în direcția IT-ului si programării. Cele 30 de eleve şi studente ce vor fi prezente în tabără au fost selectate din peste 200 de candidate interesate, printr-o probă de calificare organizată pe htttp://infoarena.ro.

”Girls Programming Camp este cel mai bun eveniment din România la care tinerele fete pasionate de programare pot învăța algoritmi și pot deveni parte din comunitatea programatorilor. Urmărim să le stârnim interesul pentru competițiile de performanță, care presupun o implicare activă neîntreruptă și un proces de învățare continuu. În plus, obținerea unor cunoștinte solide de algoritmi le garantează că vor trece cu ușurință interviurile de angajare la cele mai prestigioase companii de IT. Evenimentul se întâmplă în premieră în România și se bucură de tot sprijinul programului Women in Engineering de la Facebook.” spune Cristina Petrovici, Project Manager Girls Programming Camp.

Infoarena.ro este comunitatea olimpicilor la informatică din România, cu o istorie de șapte ani si peste 15.000 de membri. Mii de elevi și studenți se antrenează zilnic pe infoarena pentru competiții de informatică. Comunitatea organizează concursuri de informatică, scrie materiale educaționale și face schimb de experiență. Echipa din spatele site-ului este formată din 25 de membri cu o experiență impresionantă în domeniu. Împreună adună peste 49 de medalii la competițiile internaționale de informatică, peste 40 de stagii la Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe și 5 publicații științifice.

Avem un parteneriat misto. Dedicat membrilor Bucharest Hubb iubitori de Timisoara

admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:28:12 +0000

Curat, linistit, primitor, fruntea tarii la 1989, Timisoara este un oras pe care e greu sa nu-l iubesti. De acord. Stim ca multi dintre voi au o relatie speciala cu el, mai ales ca oamenii misto de acolo organizeaza si tot felul de evenimente pentru comunitatea de antreprenori, unele mai interesante decat altele.

Asa ca, uite ce veste buna avem pentru voi. Alex Bleau si Vlad Isac, ne-au contactat si ne-au propus sa ne inrudim cumva printr-un program de coworking visa. Ei au CoworkTM, noi Bucharest Hubb. CoworkTM este pentru Timisoara ceea ce Bucharest Hubb este pentru Bucuresti, adica un loc cu o energie incredibil de buna pentru creatori ca sa lucreze, sa invete, sa se joace, sa cunoasca oameni. In concluzie, de ce nu?

Mai exact, daca esti membru Bucharest Hubb poti sa lucrezi pe gratis la CoworkTM, 2 zile pe luna, atunci cand calatoresti in Timisoara. La fel si membrii CoworkTM atunci cand sunt prin Bucuresti. Tot ce trebuie sa faci, indiferent ca esti membru Bucharest Hubb sau CoworkTM este sa-ti anunti gazda ca vrei o viza de coworking.

Sa facem schimb provizoriu de membri, deci!

Investors Day @ Bucharest Hubb, a doua editie

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:26:59 +0000

Care este rolul clientilor, pana unde se poate gresi in relatia cu clientul, cum ne putem testa ipotezele cu ajutorul clientului si ce inseamna un bun client – reprezinta cateva idei care au reprezentat punctul de pornire al discutilor la cea de-a doua editie Investors Day, din 23 februarie 2011.

Intr-un cadru restrans, dar extrem de prietenos am incercat sa aflam secretele relatiei cu clientul si rolul acesteia in construirea startup-ului.

-> Florin Grozea, invitat in calitate de adviser ne-a explicat rolul canalelor de socializare in abordarea clientului. Pentru o buna intelegere ne-a dat ca exemplu blogul sau pe care il trateaza ca un business, iar cititorul este clientul sau.

-> Dorin Boerescu, CEO 2Parale ne-a vorbit despre clientii care revin si cer aceleasi servicii pe care le oferea in primul lui startup, clientul vine la tine atunci cand are nevoie si cere ceea ce era obisnuit sa primeasca din afacerea ta.

-> Victor Anastasiu, co-fondator SeedMoney a explicat importanta testarii ipotezelor pe baza clientului. Tot el e afirmat faptul ca nu are un profil pentru ceea ce inseamna “un bun client” si nici nu isi realizeaza strategii pentru construirea relatiei cu clientul, pentru el aceste lucruri se realizeaza natural, in timp si difera de la client la client. Din perspectiva investitorului doreste sa isi construiasca un proces de pastrare a relatiei si a legaturii cu clientul (startup-ul caruia i-a oferit finantare), un mod prin care sa fie informat periodic cu privire la activitatea desfasurata de client.

Ce am retinut din aceasta intalnire? Clientul si nevoia acestuia reprezinta motorul unui business. Poti avea produse inovatoare, servicii impecabile, dar daca nu exista nimeni care sa aiba nevoie de ele busiess-ul tau este inexistent. Inainte de a porni la drum pentru a-ti construi o afacere intreaba-te daca ti-ai identificat corect clientul.

Tu stii cine este clientul tau?

Go USA! Roadshow. How to Succeed in Business in the USA as a Romanian Entrepreneur

admin — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:17:29 +0000

Because we know there is a lot of brilliant Romanian entrepreneurs willing to try conquer the world, that is move to America and do business there, ladies and gentlemen, we present to you Go USA! Roadshow How to Succeed in Business in the USA as a Romanian Entrepreneur?

The GO USA! Roadshow is one of the Romanian American Chamber of Commerce most important trade and networking events, providing an effective platform for trade and commerce between the U.S. and Romania. This event enables small, medium, and large Romanian companies, as well as individual entrepreneurs, to connect and develop new business in the United States.

And it will take place, right next to you, on th 21st of March, 2011, at Bucharest Hubb, starting 8 AM.

This half-day event is packed with information you need to understand and overcome your US business growth obstacles. Been in business for years? Or just starting out? No matter where you are in your business life cycle, innovative strategies to penetrate the US market are always needed. Learn from an array of experts who understand the challenges you face. With expert panels, roundtables and presentations as diverse as your business needs, you receive immediate solutions to establish a successful US business. Don’t waste time making the same mistakes – listen as other Romanian entrepreneurs share their stories and learn directly from them.

Not sure what you need? Ask all your questions here. The only bad question is the one you don’t ask! Develop a new network of resources to call on next week or next year when you need more answers.

• Aspiring entrepreneurs

• Entrepreneurs leading start-ups, fast growing ventures, and spinoffs

• Potential franchisees

• Future and recent graduate students

• Franchisors, licensors, and agents

• Franchise consultants and suppliers

• Professional firms

• Banks and other sources of development funding

• Venture capitalists and angel investors

• Growing Romanian enterprises ready to expand into the US

• Entrepreneurial ventures in search of US partners

• Individual investors

• Importers

• Exporters

• Distributors

• Anyone interested in opening an office in America

If you are looking to find answers to the following questions, the GO USA! Roadshow is a “Not to be Missed Event” in your calendar:

• Is this the right time to start a US business?

• Which US industries are experiencing growth?

• Where are the emerging opportunities?

• Where can I find the best people?

• What is the right business to start?

• What organizations can help start my US business?

• Where will the growth come from?

• Opening Offices/Commencing Operations in the USA

• Distributing in America

• Marketing in America

• Raising American Capital

• Partnering with U.S. Companies

• Finding Products in America to Import and Distribute in Romania

• U.S. Visa Options and Strategy

• International Tax Planning and Minimizing Strategies

• First-Hand, Case-Study Experience – presented by Romanian business executives who have penetrated the market, raised capital and established strategic partnerships in America.

• Incubator, Soft Landing and Turnkey Options and Opportunities – to become established with minimal risk and upfront expense.

In-person networking opportunities, conference materials, publicity, and media kits will be available. The conference organizers will also arrange private meetings for interested individuals with panelists.

The Event Speakers

Confirmed

Ivan Gilbert, US Immigration

Ivan J. Gilbert is an associate in Wuersch & Gering LLP’s Immigration Practice group. His practice focuses on employment- and family-based immigration law, including trader/investor, professional, intracompany transferee, NAFTA and extraordinary ability- based visa and labor certification matters. Before joining Wuersch & Gering LLP, Mr. Gilbert served as an associate with the New York office of Paparelli & Partners LLP. Prior thereto he gained more than 20 years of experience as an immigration paralegal, assisting multinational corporations, research organizations, financial companies, and individuals.

Mr. Gilbert earned a B.A. degree in Talmud (Jewish Law) from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1986, where he received the Sara Goldin Lewittes Award and the Sylvia Morgenlander Prize. He also attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University while majoring in history. Mr. Gilbert obtained his J.D. degree from Concord Law School in January 2007, having been named to the Dean’s List and as a Distinguished Scholar. He was also nominated to the National Dean’s List® two years in a row. Recently, Mr. Gilbert was nominated as a Best Lawyer in New York by LegalForce Media Publications. He is also Chair of the Business Development & Commercial Exchange Council of the Romanian American Chamber of Commerce (RACC) and serves on the board of directors of the RACC’s New York chapter. Mr. Gilbert has conducted seminars throughout the world on U.S. immigration topics, frequently serves as a guest judge at New York University’s Annual National Immigration Moot Court competition, and as a guest speaker on immigration topics at law schools and businesses throughout the United States.

Mr. Gilbert is admitted to the State Bar of California and the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Bar Association (ABA).

Ivan J. Gilbert, Esq.

Wuersch & Gering LLP

100 Wall Street, 21st Floor

New York, NY 10005

Tel.: (212) 509-4743

Fax: (212) 509-9559

E-mail: ivan.gilbert@wg-law.com www.wg-law.com

Charles T. Chongo, Int’l. Tax

Education

Graduate

M.S. Taxation, Golden Gate University

San Francisco, CA — May 2003

Graduated With High Honors

Undergraduate

B.A. University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA — May 1991

Majors: Accounting & Speech Communications

Graduated with Honors

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), August 1991

Charles T. Chongo, CPA is the Managing Director and Founder of The Charles Bridge Associates. Charles’ primary responsibility is to help clients structure and operate their international activities in the most efficient manner from a worldwide tax and administrative standpoint. Charles is an international tax specialist with over 18 years of principally Big 4 experience focusing on US and foreign international taxation matters, including tax planning for clients of all sizes and complexity, both privately owned and publicly traded, with respect to mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. Charles has significant experience with respect to worldwide post merger integration, transaction tax, debt/leverage planning, intellectual property migration and cost sharing, supply chain management, transfer pricing and effective tax rate management planning.

Charles has extensive experience in structuring foreign technology, manufacturing, trading and financial services operations (including the incubation, development, and transfer of technology offshore) in low-taxed Asian, Caribbean and European jurisdictions. He also has considerable hands on experience and expertise with the complex US Passive Foreign Investment Company rules. Charles is one of a handful of tax specialists who also has significant experience and expertise in structuring both the corporate and individual aspects of expatriate secondment arrangements for expatriates worldwide. Charles has served clients in every major industrial category worldwide including: Oracle Corporation, Vodafone, Bally Inc., Coca Cola, Lightspeed Venture Partners, ON Semiconductor, Genomic Health Inc., TotalFina Elf, Citibank, Timken, Wrigley, GSK, ING Bank, Swedwood (Ikea), Bombardier, Stryker, Trinity Industries, Cisco Systems, Lockheed Martin, & Trinity Industries.

Dan Weiler, Finance

Bio to be provided

Nino Pavoni, Former Romanian Consul General

Bio to be provided

Bogdan Voinescu, Int’l. Tax

Tax Director in TPA Horwath Romania

Tax advisor with more than 10 years of experience in taxation

Master in European Law obtained with Rennes University in France (1997)

Specialised in corporate and international taxation, mergers & acquisitions, privatisations, individual taxation and transfer pricing

Fields of practice and experience: Strategic tax advice on industries such as real estate, oil & gas, financial services and manufacturing.

Email: bogdan.voinescu@tpa-horwath.ro

Daniel Nicolescu, Romanian Entrepreneurship

Daniel Nicolescu is the CEO of GECAD ePayment. Daniel has more than 12 years of experience in the IT &C industry. In 2002 he joined the GECAD family and was part of the RAV Antivirus team (technology bought in 2003 by Microsoft).

Daniel took over the Chief Technical Officer position at ePayment and Avangate in 2005, engineering the continuous development of next‐generation eCommerce platform features. In 2010 he became CEO of ePayment, continuing to develop and extend ePayment solution.

In 2008 Daniel became the company’s Business Development Manager in the United States, being responsible for generating new business opportunities and growing existing partnerships.

Hon. Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Ambassador to Romania

Before accepting President Obama’s nomination to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Mark Gitenstein was a non-resident senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, where he specialized in issues related to national security and civil liberties. He was also a partner at the Washington office of the multi-national firm Mayer Brown LLP.

Previously, Ambassador Gitenstein worked as a Senate staff member for 17 years – both for Senator Biden as Committee Counsel and as Chief Counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee. He is the author of Matters of Principle, an award winning book on his experience managing the Judiciary Committee staff during the confirmation battle over the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987.

Ambassador Gitenstein has been selected by his peers several times for inclusion in “Best Lawyers in America”. He holds a bachelors degree from Duke University and a law degree from Georgetown University. Ambassador Gitenstein’s great grandparents emigrated from Romania to the U.S. in the late 19th century, making him the first U.S. Ambassador to Romania with Romanian heritage.

He is married to Elizabeth (Libby) Gitenstein and has three children and two grandsons.

Appointment process

June 11, 2009 – nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to be Ambassador to Romania
July 7, 2009 – confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
July 11, 2009 – confirmed by U.S. Senate as U.S. Ambassador to Romania
August 3, 2009 – sworn in by U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden in Washington D.C.
September 2, 2009 – presented his credentials to Romanian President Traian Basescu

Invited but not yet confirmed speakers

Blair LaBarge, U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Economic Counselor

Bio to be provided

Keith Kirkham, U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Commercial Counselor

Keith Kirkham has been Senior Commercial Officer of the United States to Romania since 2008.

Previously, Mr. Kirkham was Senior Commercial Officer of the U.S. Consulate General in Sydney, Australia, from 2003 to 2007. His work included providing strategic advice and practical help to American companies seeking to enter or expand in the markets of Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Kirkham’s tenure was marked by a dramatic increase in commercial results for U.S. companies and in a raised profile for American business in the local Australian and New Zealand business communities. He was a frequent speaker and writer on the Australia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and other international business topics.

Prior to this role, Mr. Kirkham served as Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Assistance Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 2001 to 2003. From 1996 until 2001, he was Commercial Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, where he introduced Japanese buyers to U.S. suppliers, participated in bilateral trade talks, managed the country’s trade event program, and served as liaison to Japanese business groups.

Before joining the U.S. Government, Mr. Kirkham served as Director of International Commerce for the State of Maine from 1989 to 1995. He also worked for a private sector management consulting firm specializing in high-tech manufacturing clients.

Mr. Kirkham earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Indiana University in 1985. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Michigan State University, which he earned in 1987. He speaks Japanese.

The Event Schedule

The Romanian American Chamber of Commerce presents The GO USA! Roadshow 2011: “How to Succeed in Business in the USA”. March 21, 2011 - Bucharest Hubb.

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Panel discussions that educate and provide strategies, technical know-how, and tips in the areas of office opening, commencement of operations, financing, visa options, international tax planning, and more!

8:00 am – 8:30 am REGISTRATION & INFORMATION

8:30 am – 8:45 am WELCOME AND GREETINGS

8:45 am – 9:15 am OPENING OFFICES/COMMENCING OPERATIONS IN THE USA FIRST-HAND CASE-STUDY EXPERIENCES FROM ROMANIAN ENTREPRENEURS

9:15 am – 9:45 am RAISING AMERICAN CAPITAL

9:45 am – 10:00 am NETWORKING BREAK

10:00 am – 10:30 pm U.S. VISA OPTIONS AND STRATEGY

10:30 pm – 11:00 pm INTERNATIONAL TAX PLANNING AND MINIMIZING STRATEGIES

11:00 pm – 11:45 pm FORMS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP

11:45 am – 12:30 pm NETWORKING BREAK

12:30 pm EVENT CONCLUDES

So, register here, attend the conference and take home what you need to grow your US business!

Lean Startup: Lessons Learned. Despre cea de-a doua editie.

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:11:37 +0000

Marti, 22 februarie a avut loc la Bucharest Hubb cea de-a doua editie Lean Startup: Lessons Learned, eveniment ce-si propune sa fie un grup de invatare din experientele altora despre o metoda de dezvoltare a startup-urilor ce creste sansele de reusita ale unui startup cu mai mult de 50%.

Dupa ce in prima editie Octav Druta a prezentat metoda ca fiind impartita in 2 mari componente, Customer Development si Agile, invitatul acestei editii a fost Vladimir Oane, fondator si CEO uberVU. El a prezentat mai in detaliu Customer Development si a sugerat cateva tool-uri care sa-i ajute pe participanti sa aplice aceasta metoda de business creation. Vladimir a impartasit din experienta lui, spunand ca daca ar fi aplicat aceste tehnici mai devreme in business-ul lui, ar fi economisit un an si 500 000 de euro.

Discutia a continuat in partea a doua a intalnirii, pornind de la un articol al lui Steve Blank, cel ce a scris cartea “The four steps to the epiphany ” carte ce descrie metoda pe larg.

Dintre sfaturile lui Vladimir, am retinut ca cel mai important este sa-ti validezi ipotezele inainte sa mergi mai departe si sa nu tii foarte mult de ideile tale.

Luna viitoare continuam “lectiile” si Alexandru Bolboaca va prezenta mai multe despre ce inseamna partea de Agile si cum se aplica ea.

Sales Sharks Wanted

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:19:11 +0000

Not for us, but for some really good friends of ours – one of the most amazing online startups, born in Romania and moved to London. They really have it all, including clients in dozens of countries and you definitely would adore to be part of it. It’s uberVU.com we are talking about.

Photo by Tom Foremski

uberVU is the complete social media platform that helps your team collaborate on listening, reporting and engaging in social media. Perfect for agencies or teams inside businesses that want to deliver social media excellence.

So, they are looking for a really good sales person. If selected, you’ll be responsible with online product demos, you’ll keep in touch with existing clients, you’ll send offers to new potential clients and close new deals. You’ll perform all this using Skype or different videoconference solutions like Gomeeting, and others.

There are some requirements, really:

1. You need to speak perfectly English. Speaking fluently other languages? Great, you have a competitive advantage.

2. You should be familiar with social media (Twitter, Facebook, blogs, etc.) And they’d really love you to be a heavy user of those.

3. You should have been worked directly or indirectly in sales.

4. They expect you to be an energetic, pro-active, capable of taking responsibilities. All in all, a lovely sales shark.

If you believe you have it all in order to be part of the uberVU team, email your CV at hello@ubervu.com.

Good luck, you awesome people!

The journey, not the destination

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:39:49 +0000

This week we hosted Intro Day @Bucharest Hubb.

The event was meant to bring inside people who had no idea what Hubb is all about. And because some of you, reading this post, might also ask yourselves what is this place about, Bucharest Hubb is a coworking for playing business together.

Well, at Intro Day, we started in a cosy, warm atmosphere with a glass of wine, music and networking. We really met a lot of new and enthusiastic people. After this networking session we had the pleasure to introduce our new identity, success stories of Hubb members and reasons to start coworking.

Now, after a year Bucharest Hubb has been opened, we made an important decision: we will host and support at Hubb not only tech entrepreneurs, but also entrepreneurs and freelancers creating in any industries, including artists, social entrepreneurs and wannabe entrepreneurs, that is people looking to start a business. The reason? We want to generate diversity at Bucharest Hubb, and here’s why.

Starting this month, we also have new plans&pricing, including discounts for students and 2+ teams.

During the event, we enjoyed the presence of 4 of our members: Marius Dan (Founder of Tudor Tailor, Personal Tailor), Gabriela Jugaru (Cofounder of Briefix.com), Gratziela Iorga (doctor and serial entrepreneur) and Dragos Samoil (Marketing and Business Consultant). They told us their stories about how they had the chance to grow their businesses, to shift their perspectives, share experience, know-how, skills and good will, and to be connected to a creative community of doers. The night ended nicely with a grand tour of the Hubb, joyfully performed by Dragos.

In the end we would like to add, that being surrounded by people that motivate you and give you a chance to develop yourself and your business is our daily drive. We like to think that in order to be an entrepreneur you should enjoy the journey, because it is matters so much. Therefore, we are here to make your journey funnier, more interesting, more challenging and also…easier.

Have a glance bellow at the new Bucharest Hubb and see you there!

When you set your heart on it, good things happen

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:47:00 +0000

These days we received a wonderful invitation from CeBIT 2011, the digital industry’s biggest international event.

Under the slogan “Networking at the showcase for tomorrow’s digital technologies and ideas”, CeBIT brings together this year in Hanover, Germany speakers like Jean-Philippe Courtois, President, Microsoft International; Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Co.; Parker Harris, Co- Founder and EVP, Salesforce; Michael Mendenhall, CMO, Hewlett-Packard; Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini; and Hamid Akhavan, CEO, Siemens Enterprise Communications.

With its keynote theme of “Work and Life with the Cloud”, CeBIT 2011 is the first international event to specifically target this major ICT growth sector.
CeBIT takes place this year between 1st and 5th March 2011 and is comprised of four user-oriented platforms:

1. CeBIT pro showcases: professional ICT applications for companies of all sizes;

2. CeBIT gov: caters to decision-makers from the public sector and features solutions for municipal, state and federal administration as well as applications for the healthcare sector;

3. CeBIT lab, the ICT industry’s future laboratory, serves as a platform for universities and research institutes;

4. CeBIT life focuses on consumer-oriented solutions, giving a glimpse at tomorrow’s technology-based lifestyle.

Now that you know all this info, what would you do to be among the free-pass attendees of this wonderful event for the ICT industry?

Well, here comes the good news: Bucharest Hubb is a partner of CeBIT this year. Therefore, if you are one of the first ten to become a member of Bucharest Hubb starting February, you will automatically receive an invitation to CeBIT. So, if your heart is set on Bucharest Hubb, don’t waste any more time and go into the heart of the digital world! It is a one time opportunity!

For more information, also check the brochure below or contact us.

How to approach investors? Investors Day, first edition

admin — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:58:12 +0000

41 participants, 5 investors and 2 projects. These are the statistics of the first edition of Investors Day. Atmosphere, handshakes, smiles, business cards, Facebook connections, meeting set ups, feedback and friendships – are the words that described the event.
These are some of the questions that our invited investors responded one by one: How does an investor prefer to be aproached? What does he want to see in a pitch? How much are they willing to invest? How they started their first business? Long story short, it was an exciting discussion with extremely interesting, personal answers.

And here are some of the conclusions:
- Investors are open to receiving mails with projects currently underway and are open to give feedback for your startup;

- Seedmoney wants a short and comprehensive mail and expects a full mailbox in the future;

- Dragos Roua wants those who approach him to be relaxed. And he can provide them with useful advice because he has a clear picture of what’s happening on the investment market;

- Dragos Nicolaescu is a connector to other investors. He wants to help entrepreneurs to first start a business and only after that he will consider investing. Also, when starting a business you should start from something you enjoy doing a lot.

- Calin Fusu wants to be approached with a short e-mail, 2-3 lines, and if you want him to invest in your business, it surely should not be a copy but rather something new.
Now you know some of the tips and tricks on how to approach some of the investors on the Romanian market, in the meanwhile, we’ll handle the planning for the February edition and you should book it in your calendar as soon as we announce it, in order to find out more of the “looking for financing” tips and also to pitch, approach and talk to the investors directly at the event. Stay close.
P.S. What other things would you like to know about how to approach a certain investor or adviser, or investors and advisers in general?

Investors Day @Bucharest Hubb. First 2011 edition

admin — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:55:17 +0000

Most people when asked why they don’t start a business, they motivate it by the lack of money. But, is this the real reason?

Turning an idea into a successful business requires creativity, skills, a healthy, realistic management, setting up objectives and following them, and definitely a right mindset. So, start this road only when you really feel you think like a winner. Make a realistic strategy which has the customer in the center, and not just the product. Because you may have an awesome product and still no business, if you fail understanding why would your potential client buy it or why wouldn’t he.

And also, if you aim for investor’s money, you should understand that they want to know that they are giving away their money to someone who understands what needs to be done and who takes action, and that their money will eventually come back.

Sharing ideas and knowledge with people who struggled in the past or are still struggling with business problems similar to yours, networking on every occasion, meeting potential business partners or clients will dramatically increase your chances to succeed as an entrepreneur.

So look intensely for opportunities to meet people, no matter if they are like you or so different that this diversity would generate breakthrough ideas and revelations.

And last, but not least, raise some funds. Come to the Investors Day!

It’s a Bucharest Hubb event that brings together investors and startups. Its main goal is to help entrepreneurs looking for funding, to receive feedback from experienced investors and online people in order to be just ready to receive the funding proposal they were craving for.

Do not miss this chance!