There Are People Who Work and Those Who Think ft. Bogdan Iordache #TheRecursivePodcast E105

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/d9/c7/66/d9c76693-00a0-9511-69ef-1be22b1e6883/mza_518556282577966991.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

The Recursive Podcast

The Recursive Media

121 episodes

6 days ago

The Recursive podcast is your weekly wander inside the minds of innovation leaders across SouthEast Europe. Each week our hosts cozy up with a digital economy champion and dive deep into their life philosophy, values, leadership style, and personal development. Join us for inspirational stories on how to grow, learn and think big.

Entrepreneurship

Business

RSS

All content for The Recursive Podcast is the property of The Recursive Media and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Entrepreneurship

Business

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/16676375/16676375-1711971253874-c9923704fc465.jpg

There Are People Who Work and Those Who Think ft. Bogdan Iordache #TheRecursivePodcast E105

The Recursive Podcast

59 minutes 47 seconds

1 year ago

There Are People Who Work and Those Who Think ft. Bogdan Iordache #TheRecursivePodcast E105

What was it like to study AI back in 2003, and how does it pay off today? In this episode of The Recursive Podcast, Bogdan Iordache shares his journey from becoming a CTO at just 21 years old to his evolution as a successful investor. Bogdan is a prominent person not only in Romania’s startup ecosystem, but in CEE. Over the years, he has worn many hats—founder, advisor, event organizer—and today, he plays a leading role as an investor. Just a year ago, he announced the first close of Underline Ventures with $20M in funding.Bogdan is also the founder of How to Web, one of the region’s most prominent tech conferences.In his conversation with Irina Obushtarova, he discusses:- Why he didn’t enjoy being a founder, but loves being an investor- Passing the reins of How to Web to Alex Agatinei and Monica Zara- Underline VC's approach to identifying excellent founders ______________Timestamps0:00 Trailer 1:33 Reflections on How To Web Conference & how it started 7:36 Doing business as a teenager and how selling sunglasses paid off 16:18 Getting a degree in AI in 2003 and what was it about 11 year ago 19:21 Becoming a CTO at 21 y/o in 2000 and challenging your superiors 26:56 Leaving for France, but finding the way back to Romania 31:08 Founder life vs investor and what is Bogdan better at 43:12 Underline VC’s checklist for finding investable founders 51:38 Bogdan’s daily routine and non-negotiables ______________If you would like to find out more about these topics…CHECK OUT 🟣 https://therecursive.com/ OR SUBSCRIBE to our NEWSLETTER 🟣 https://join.therecursive.com/signup 🎆Get in line for our 2024 AI report!🎆 https://therecursive.com/future-of-ai...