Analyze, Criticize, Reaction(ize)!
E 21 octombrie. S-a dat liber la portabilitatea numerelor in Romania! Am fost azi la conferinta internationala organizata de Autoritatea Nationala pentru Telecomunicatii, avand ca tema Reglementarea comunicatiilor electronice – Utilizatorul final pe primul loc. Eveniment fain, organizat cu mult profesionalism si care a reusit sa aduca laolalta foarte multi vorbitori valorosi. Continue reading ‘Conform cu EU, portabilitatea numerelor’
La Deloitte ma ocup de un proiect de care sunt foarte entuziasmata. Se cheama EU Gateway si reprezinta o initiativa a Comisiei Europene de dezvoltare a legaturilor economice intre firme europene inovatoare si pietele asiatice. Acest scop se atinge prin organizarea unor misiuni de afaceri ale companiilor europene in Japonia sau Coreea, in masura in care activitatea companiilor (in general IMM-uri) acopera urmatoarele domenii: constructii si tehnologii de constructii, design vestimentar, design interior, tehnologii medicale, tehnologii informatice, tehnologii energetice si de protectia mediului. Aplicatia se face foarte simplu, direct pe site, iar toate costurile prezentei in Asia (inclusiv costurile de consultanta, dar mai putin costurile de transport) sunt acoperite de Comisie. Programul dateaza din 1994 si 2400 de companii europene au beneficiat de el pana acum. A venit randul Romaniei sa isi trimita IMM-urile la lucru, iar in prima etapa a programului cel mai mare numar de aplicatii s-a inregistrat in Romania (din toate tarile europene).
Momentan, sunt in plin proces de promovare a celei de-a doua etape. Anume, vanez designeri vestimentari si ii consiliez cu privire la procesul de aplicare 
Deadline-ul pentru primirea aplicatiilor pentru aceasta etapa e 24 octombrie.
PS: Vineri am aparut la Money Channel sa prezint proiectul. Din pacate, nu prea gasesc inregistrarea…
Pretty soon, you’ll see the new challenge I’m suggesting for you 
In the meantime though here’s my tease…
The next few years could see a shift in emphasis in the non-profit world – at least, if the work of organisations supporting entrepreneurs is an indication of the direction the sector is taking. “Philanthropy is one of those wonderfully antique words that we will stop using in 10 to 15 years,” says Bill Drayton, who founded Ashoka and pioneered the idea of identifying and investing in entrepreneurs. “The business/social boundaries are simply collapsing.” Continue reading ‘Teaser 1′
S. is 24. Young, frighteningly smart, and critical. He’s had the privilege of studying in a prestigious university abroad for all his 4 years of undergraduate studies, but then returned to Romania. To achieve stuff. Instead of taking over a successful family business (he had both the skills and the guts to do it), he started working for a renowned multinational company. Buying at times bossied around, but learning a lot. Being inspired. I like his intelligence. A lot.
R. had his own human resources/ marketing/ recruiting company. He had opened up the business, together with three other friends and associates when they were all 23. They were quite successful in their endeavour. They calmly froze it all and started working for successful multinational corporations, doing mainly what they were trained to do, i.e. engineering. R is now 25, earning a lot of money, trully enjoying his job (he’s really passionate about it) and he’s climbing up the corporate ladder. I admire him for his passion.
V. is in his late twenties now. He was an online entrepreneur (basically among the first ones in Romania), and was becoming damn successful – in terms of money and recognition. He sold his online business (one of the first moves of its kind in Romania) and moved to New York to work for what employees worldover termed as “the best workplace in the world”. He enjoys his life a lot. I admire his happiness.
R. is 22. He’s been running an organization for 2 or 3 years now. It started off as a partnership, but the commitment and the resources he invested in the business sort of make him its real heart and soul. He would never give up. He’s learning it the hard way. But he’s gone a long way. Not always completing projects, and learning more from mistakes than from achieved objectives. No rules, just obstacles and joy. Worries travel all the way from strategy concerns, to paying utilities and writing checks. I admire him. A hell of a lot. No further ado on this one.