Talk: A practical guide to building a culture that matters
David will offer a practical guide to building a culture that matters. Coming with tons of hands-on experiences in the executive search industry, and his time spent developing Google’s European office as their 1st recruitor, David will share his insights on why culture can make a huge difference for your business along with practical examples… Read more »
Fireside: Building the next generation of European breakouts
Atomico is a leading European venture firm, with investments like Aiven, Graphcore, MessageBird, Pipedrive – and recently Digitail and Dexory both built by Romanian founders. Atomico has been an active catalyst of the European tech ecosystem and authors the State of European Tech report annually. In this talk, Irina will discuss her perspective on European… Read more »
Talk: How to kill your product
Killing features and functionality is a healthy part of the product lifecycle. In this session, Stephanie will talk about how to evaluate when it’s time to say goodbye to make space for new opportunities.
Talk: Your failed experiment is your biggest opportunity
We’ve all heard it “we tried that, it doesn’t work.”. When we have a failed experiment, we are quick to move on. Sure, we try to create a growth mindset and talk about learnings, but the truth is we aren’t getting the most out of those experiments. Growth experiments are like lemons and growth people… Read more »
Talk: The power of giving back: Tips from a unicorn builder on how to build a great product
Following their Series B round, in 2022 Payhawk became the first Bulgarian unicorn. As the company co-founder and CEO, Hristo will share tips on what helped Payhawk to build an exceptionally strong product and market fit and expand their spend management solution to 32 countries. Hristo will walk you through the hard truths of starting… Read more »
Keynote: Escaping the Agency trap : What kind of company do you want to become?
When you feel your company is veering into an agency model and you’re being pulled off track, it’s time to define what kind of organization you want to grow up to. Hear straight from Janna, the inventor of the widely used Now-Next-Later framework for product roadmaps, why product companies do change the world, and how… Read more »
Fireside: What should you know about startups when you are acquiring one?
Romanian-born cybersecurity giant Bitdefender has been, in the last years, highly active in acquiring both cybersecurity companies (ex. Horangi) and distributors. In this candid conversation, we discuss with two of the company leaders about how acquisitions happen, and what other plans the company has in this space.
Talk: Lessons on Growing A Startup Efficiently from 0 to 7 Figures
In this talk, Xenia shares the story of how she and the Planable team made something out of nothing – lessons and tales about capital efficiency, finance management, and cash flows from a founder that took her company from barely surviving to scaling, while developing an amazing team and product. You’ll discover practical tips on… Read more »