One of the biggest perks of living in the 21st century is represented by having access to a well defined and diverse transportation system providing freedom and mobility for all, enabling us to have direct access to various places regarding … Read More
Conferences for startups to check out this fall
Now that summer and the holiday season are over, the time to get back to the good old desks and computers has come whether those are at home or at an office. Fall is already here and so are plenty … Read More
How stories are compelling to users
We are all storytellers, we all discuss events that might have happened in a certain way or another. And as we have stories of our own so do the projects and products we develop. Every startup has a ‘why’ and … Read More
Managing your Startup Finances
For every business, startup or corporation, money is its lifeblood. If you run out of it, then the business dies and there is no chance going back from that point. This article is based on Kirsty Nathoo’s YC Startup School … Read More
Nine business models and their metrics
But sometimes, based on your business model, your metrics suite can get quite complicated. Especially when you have to think about what investors are actually looking into before investing in your business. Anu Hariharan (Partner at Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund) … Read More
Let’s talk about pricing
When it comes to pricing, a lot of startups treat it more as a math problem, but in reality, pricing is a combination of marketing, psychology and of course, economics. This article will reflect on some common mistakes, it will … Read More
Personal questions to ask yourself at the beginning of every new startup idea
Along the years, I’ve been involved in 6 startups from the beginning, meaning idea level and team forming. While being quite enthusiastic about various ideas, it was easy to jump towards implementation. We were focusing on the idea validation, business … Read More
Overview on accelerators and startups programs (January to July 2020)
In last month’s overview article we focused on venture capital and fundraising news, so in this one we shortlisted the news related to startup programs and accelerators for the period of January to July of 2020. We found more than … Read More
Overview on startup funding in Romania (January to June 2020)
Here we are at the half of 2020, a tumultuous 6-months also for the startup ecosystem as the crisis shook the ecosystem and the fundraising processes. Although the general impression is that venture capital fundraising took a hit, looking back … Read More
Overview and news for the Romanian Startup Ecosystem (August — December 2019)
This selection of news was collected along the way as part of our weekly reports we send to our clients, with various things of interest regarding the Romanian startup ecosystem. We’re grateful to Start-up.ro and other publications like Startup Cafe, … Read More