Adapted TedX presentation on how to kick ass from Romania

1. How to Kick-Ass from
Romania

2. Kick-Ass from Romania
Why does it matter?
Entrepreneurs are the future
@apphil #2

3. Kick-Ass from Romania
Golden Rule: Entrepreneurs never
complain
Love it, Change it or Leave it
@apphil #3

4. Kick-Ass from Romania
Romania is not Silicon Valley & never will
be
Actually: It’s much better !!!
@apphil #4

5. Kick-Ass from Romania
#1 Talent availability is 10x better in Cluj
than in Silicon Valley
@apphil #5

6. Kick-Ass from Romania
Simple Experiment: Who in this room
would work for me for 10.000€ / month?
@apphil #6

7. Kick-Ass from Romania
#2 Almost no local competition: Working for
an outsourcing company mostly sucks…
@apphil #7

8. Kick-Ass from Romania
#3 World is flat
Tools, knowledge & resources are global
@apphil #8

9. Kick-Ass from Romania
#4 Early stage money is available at good
conditions (see LaunchHub, Eleven, etc.)
@apphil #9

10. Kick-Ass from Romania
How did they become billionaires outside of
Silicon Valley?
@apphil #10

11. Kick-Ass from Romania
Build a business that is focused on
revenue from the beginning…
@apphil #11

12. Kick-Ass from Romania
Exploit the weak spots of Silicon Valley
companies (cost, exit driven, lack of talent)
@apphil #12

13. Kick-Ass from Romania
Arbitrage: Produce locally (lower cost) –
Sell & Raise money globally
@apphil #13

14. Kick-Ass from Romania
Build trust early on with a global presence
@apphil #14

15. Kick-Ass from Romania
Outsource areas which are hard to cover in
Romania (e.g. branding, sales, design,
etc.)
@apphil #15

16. Let’s do it: You can become the founder of
the next great billion dollar company
Kick-Ass from Romania @apphil #16

17. Thank you for your kind attention!