In the Spotlight | with Bogdan Axinia (eMAG Ventures)
Bogdan Axinia is a senior leader with 16 years of experience in tech companies, currently working as advisor with C-level executives and their teams to drive business growth through technology. He revealed to us his perspective about a good relationship between investors and founders, the strengths and weaknesses of entrepreneurs and the potential of the… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with René Schöb (KPMG Romania)
René Schöb is the Head of Tax & Legal at KPMG Romania and coordinator of the KPMG Romania Startup Grow Pad Program, aimed to help startups find the right resources and financing they need to develop and grow. René Schöb helps companies to create value by expanding in new territories and embracing new technologies. He shared… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with Horia Velicu (BRD – Groupe Société Générale)
Horia Velicu is the Head of Innovation Lab at BRD, responsible for sustaining bank’s innovation initiatives. He joined the company in 2003 and performed various roles in the financial markets perimeter. As a former investment banking operations manager, in this innovation related role, Horia Velicu is exploring new kind of solutions and partnerships, with a… Read more »
In the Spotlight | with Gabriel Diaconescu (BearingPoint Romania)
Gabriel Diaconescu is a Senior Manager at BearingPoint Romania, responsible for the BearingPoint Business Services Unit in Romania. He joined the company in 2014, focusing on digital innovation in various industries. A former entrepreneur, in his role, Gabriel Diaconescu is combining his business knowledge with technology expertise, integrating innovative digital solutions into the business processes… Read more »
42 of the most promising Eastern European tech startups have been selected for Spotlight 2021
42 startups have been selected in the current edition of the Spotlight program, organized by How to Web, which will end on November 24th with „Pitch Day” pitching event. The chosen teams come from Romania, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Republic of Kosovo, Hungary and Ukraine. The 42 selected startups are: Alpha… Read more »
How to Web launches HTW Institute, aiming to train more than 250 European specialists in product management and growth annually
How to Web officially launches HTW Institute, aiming to contribute to the development of the next generation of European product managers, through courses and workshops held by the world’s leading product innovation specialists. Annually, more than 250 professionals are expected to graduate from the HTW Institute courses. During the courses and workshops, the participants will… Read more »
€350.000 is the record investment prize value offered to the best startup at the end of the Spotlight 2021 program
€350.000 is the record value of the investment prize offered to the best startup chosen by a jury of investors and experts in the competition at the end of the Spotlight 2021 program. The award, representing the most significant amount offered so far since the program’s launch, is syndicated by a group of investors, consisting… Read more »
How to Web opens applications for Spotlight 2021, a leading program for early-stage Eastern European startups
Spotlight helps startups raise funding and accelerate their growth by connecting them with relevant investors and experts; Over 250 early-stage startups are expected to apply and up to 40 teams will be selected in the program; An investment prize worth over €200K will be awarded in November to a winning startup, chosen by the Spotlight… Read more »
The 40 startups selected for Startup Spotlight Online 2020
40 startups have been selected this year to participate in the Startup Spotlight Online 2020 program and competition, organized by How to Web. The selected startups are from Romania, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. And the 40 selected startups are… Acertivo – the Mindset Fitness Gym for emotional wellbeing in the workplace… Read more »
€225.000 for the Startup Spotlight Online winner
Startup Spotlight Online offers this year an investment prize of €225,000 to the pitching competition winner held at the end of the program, a prize that is offered by a number of investors from the Romanian tech scene. Applications close on September 27. This year, the How to Web conference organizers launched Startup Spotlight Online,… Read more »
Launching Startup Spotlight Online and more about our future plans
Today we’re launching the 2020 edition of Startup Spotlight, and with it, the post-COVID version of How to Web. During every October or November of the past decade we’ve put together a pretty great conference which gathered first hundreds and then thousands of creators of tech products, along with inventors and corporate partners. For obvious… Read more »
Sheeba Varghese at RemoteCon
On June 30 2020 we had Sheeba Varghese (leadership trainer and executive coach) as our speaker at RemoteCon by How to Web, in a conversation with Raluca Apostol (Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Nestor, podcaster). Sheeba shared his insights on how to handle the difficult moments of leadership in a remote setting. You can… Read more »