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What I’ve been up to

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It’s been so hectic in the past couple of weeks that I completely forgot to tell you that Brainient got the runner-up prize at The Next Web 2010, that we launched the first AppStore for Video in the world and that I started taking Ashtanga Yoga classes. London’s treating me well . Share

Heavy rotation these days

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Also, here’s a list of 150 Classical Masterpieces discovered by thegirlwithherpearlson.com, for those of you who are on Spotify. Share

Lesson learned: expose your haters

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One thing you learn as an entrepreneur, especially if you’re a Romanian entrepreneur, is to grow a very, very thick skin. Because once you show even the slightest form of success – you will get bullied & slandered. I have yet to meet a successful entrepreneur who doesn’t have at least one hater, and apparently [...]

Margaret Thatcher once said: I love argument, I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job. The problem is though that nowadays most people just start arguments, refuse agreeing with you and at the same time avoid debating. They just sit there without providing any [...]

The best thing about SXSW

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Is the fact that you get to met a lot of interesting, smart and fun people. Share

SXSW here I come

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If you would’ve told my father 40 years ago that his son will send him emails while flying at 3,000 m altitude across the US, he would’ve probably said you’re out of your mind. Well, it’s 2010 and I’m doing just that (dad, I know you’re reading this, let me know how you like the [...]

For those of you who don’t know, Jonathan Klein founded Getty Images together with Mark Getty, back in 1993. Getty Images is the leading stock photo business in the world. Last week, thanks to Saul Klein and Seedcamp, I had the priviledge to listen to him for two hours, speaking about how he built a [...]

I’m on an flight from Bucharest to London while writing this blog post, and I’m simply amazed on how productive I’ve been. In just a little bit over 3 hours, I managed to go through a few dozen emails, I cleaned up a folder that’s been in the back of my brain for the past [...]

Three things I learned in 2009

In: Personal, Thoughts

This year was one of the busiest but at the same time rewarding years of my life. I’ve achieved a lot but even more important, I’ve learned a lot. And in good 2009 spirit, I twitted about the top 3 things I learned, of course. Without further ado: Firstly: most important thing I’ve learned this [...]

When you fully comprehend that there is more to life than just here and now, and you realize that life is just preparation for eternity, you will begin to live differently. You will start living in light of eternity, and that will color how you handle every relationship, task, and circumstance. Suddenly many activities, goals [...]

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I'm a 24yr old Romanian entrepreneur currently living in London.

I started my first "business" at the age of 10, creating business cards for the teachers in my school. Currently I'm the CEO of Brainient, an interactive advertising platform and I'm actively involved with various other technology & internet startups.

I'm also a speaker and lecturer at various entrepreneurship and internet events, and have a strong interest in education.


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