Romanian Startups Episodes

March 9, 2023

Revolutionizing In-Store Advertising Using Robotic Displays with Ionu…

Ionut Vlad is the founder of TokiNomo. TokiNomo is an in-store advertising solution that uses robotic displays to increase engagement and sales. In this conversation, Ionut shares his journey creating Tokinomo. For example, h...

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March 2, 2023

From Management Consulting at BCG to Creating an Accounting Software …

Taking calculated risks can often lead to great rewards if done correctly. In this chat with Alexandru Anghel, co-founder of Solo, Alexandru shares journey from management consultant to startup founder. To begin, Alex quit hi...

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Feb. 23, 2023

How to Empower Working Moms and Bootstrap a Platform with Alexandra B…

How can you empower working moms and bootstrap a platform? After facing initial rejection from investors, she bootstrapped a platform with her own money that provides resources and a supportive peer community to empower worki...

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Feb. 16, 2023

Innovating Medical Devices with AI while Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

I chat with Dragoš Duse and Diana Andritchi, co-founders of medtech startup Synaptiq. Synaptiq creates software solutions based on AI for improving medical devices, with one tool using revolutionary software to separate cance...

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Feb. 9, 2023

Exploring the Benefits of Media for Growth Funding with Diana Florescu

Diana Florescu is the founder of Media Growth. In this episode we learn about Diana's journey as an entrepreneur and her current project Media for Growth which involves exchanging equity for media assets. Plus, hear about the...

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Feb. 2, 2023

Allgrow: A Global Startup Organization for Social Impact

Listen to Maralina's inspiring journey from wanting to be a painter as a child to becoming an NGO volunteer in countries like Egypt, Mexico, Turkey, and Suriname. Hear her discuss her work in creating ecosystems for people to...

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Jan. 26, 2023

Exploring Chess, Manipulation & Product-Led Growth with Claudio Desca…

Discover how Claudio Descalescu, the chief growth marketer for Y Combinator-backed ArchBee, uses chess, manipulation, product-led growth and surveys to improve products and gain insights into customer behavior. Listen to Clau...

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June 22, 2022

The Easy No Code Web Scraping Tool

I chat with Indiehacker Robert Balazsi who has built a no-code web scraping tool that has really taken off since he started building in public. Robert and I dive into juggling work and indiehacking, the importance of being yo...

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April 27, 2022

Finding early adopters, the main mistake most startups make and plann…

Hey ICL fans. Today we’re talking about finding your first early adopters and the common mistakes startups make when starting out with Ovi Negrean , founder of SocialBee . SocialBee is a platform that helps SMBs get more cust...

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Sept. 26, 2021

Virgil Stanescu - former Romanian basketball player to Executive Dire…

In this episode of Innovators Can Laugh, I sat down with Virgil Stanescu, Executive Director of CEO Clubs International. We discuss his career as a professional basketball player, how sports is a pillar of education, and how he instills competitiveness …

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Sept. 13, 2021

One-of-a-kind Adventures in Romania with Raluca Jianu

In this episode of Innovators Can Laugh, I sat down with Raluca Jianu, co-founder of EpicVisits. We discuss her childhood, how she created a replica of a communist-style apartment from the 80s, and how her travel and booking platform EpicVisits …

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Aug. 25, 2021

Vaunt - the Complete Solution for Real-estate Business Management

In this episode of Innovators Can Laugh, I sat down with Irina Constantin, co-founder of Vaunt. We discuss her early learning struggles due to dyslexia, how she created and sold digital goods as a teenager on games like Sims, and …

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Aug. 18, 2021

This is the Euro tech startup multi-carrier shipping software you’ve …

In this episode of Innovators Can Laugh, I sat down with Daniel Nicolae, co-founder of Innoship. We discuss his experience working on transformation projects in the middle east and Africa, his career rise at Orange, and launching an advanced multi-carrier …

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Aug. 11, 2021

Acertivo: the Romanian startup and therapy platform that helps you ta…

In this episode of Innovators Can Laugh, I sat down with Irina Paraschiv, founder of Acertivo. We discuss how people have a big misunderstanding when it comes to mental health, signs to look for when your mental health starts to …

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Aug. 4, 2021

For people who make shoe contact before eye contact - The Hush w/ Anc…

In this episode of Innovators Can Laugh, I sat down with Anca and Sabina Sercau, founders of The Hush. We discuss what it's like starting a business while working another job full-time, how because of Covid they had to drastically …

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