The incredible entrepreneurial journey of Valentin Radu

plus how this dog makes $1M a year 🐶

Hello from your friend in Bucharest, Romania.

In this issue: targeting grandma’s at the bus stop, how to get the best ROI at events, the last moments of Dr. Steven, and more!

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I was targeting Grandma’s waiting at the bus stop

Oh my God……..Valentin Radu had me cracking up!

The entire interview was hilarious. Check out the clip where he tells the story of when he sold cookbooks on the street. Catch the full episode on YouTube or on podcast. 

And don’t forget to subscribe! 😘

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Thank you for making season 5 Great!

We just wrapped up season 5 where we had conversations with 18 exciting Romanian startups. Fun fact, I’ve already met 13 of them in person and many of them I’m proud to call friends. That’s the main reason I do this podcast - to connect with interesting people, learn from them, and maybe even develop some friendships. 

If you’d like to see who was on the pod for season 5, check out this carousel I made where I list information about each guest. 

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Fun Links

🙂 How to achieve the best ROI when attending events via Laura Erdem 

🎓 “We can’t teach our kids to compete with machines”. Love this clip from Jack Ma on the impact that AI will have on the future of work via Marius Pop.

🎷 The playlist I love listening to on Sunday mornings while drinking coffee

🐕‍🦺 This dog makes $1M per year on social media. Via Scott Van den Berg

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The last moments of Dr. Steven

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The End

This past Sunday we met some friends at Edenland which is this amazing adventure park in the forest for kids. My son loves the tree rope courses. I didn’t anticipate my daughter doing any of these courses until next year when she’ll be four. But once she saw her brother and his friends doing the course, she was insistent on trying.

Surprisingly, they said she met the height requirements (her hair touched the line). So, we got her fitted with the gear and away she went.

This girl is going to take over the world 💪

Thanks for reading today!

Eric M.

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