Keynote: From Open Source Contributor to Serial Entrepreneur
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Co‑founds RoEduNet to give free internet to students, contributes low‑level code to Linux/GNU and gains international work offers, then builds Vector Watch — a round wearable with a 30‑day battery launched at BaselWorld just before Apple Watch, ships to 27 countries, hides intermittent Philips CPU resets in firmware, sells the product line to Fitbit, later co‑founds PentestTools and Genesio, helps seed Romania’s startup ecosystem and secures a $2M funding round.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:08Open source to entrepreneur
- 6:53Early career shifts
- 13:22Leaving corporate life
- 18:42Startup success formula
- 29:46Resilience in entrepreneurship
- 36:08Romania vs Europe vs US startups
- 40:24Building your story
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