The Recursive
How to build a Product Mindset: Insights from Season 3 of The Recursive podcast
To wrap up a season of awesome conversations, we invite you to take a peek at the playbooks for building great products of some of the most exciting companies from the SEE region. From the fundamentals of value creation to having the audacity to shape the world around them in...
The fundamentals of value creation never change with Hristo Hristov from HR Capital
Hristo Hristov is used to wearing many hats. As a serial entrepreneur he was involved in the development of digital media in Bulgaria. But he’s also an angel investor and a partner in the VC fund Eleven Ventures. He mentors startups as part of the entrepreneurial network Endeavor. Currently,...
How to build a brand people trust with Peter Mitev from Chaos
Today, on The Recursive podcast we welcome one of the few engineers to have walked on the red carpet in Hollywood. Peter Mitev is the co-founder of the software company Chaos. And owner of Oscar and Emmy awards for technological achievements. The company offers technology for rendering and 3D...
Great product managers are always learning with Mariya Rashkovska from PubGalaxy
Today at The Recursive podcast, we welcome one of the most experienced product managers in the Bulgarian tech scene. Her name is Mariya Rashkovska and she is the head of product management of the Bulgarian Adtech company PubGalaxy. Last year, PubGalaxy was acquired by the Dutch scaleup Azerion. Prior to...
Space should be affordable for many, not just a few with Raycho Raychev from EnduroSat
The Recursive podcast’s next stop is Sofia where we meet an entrepreneur who has always believed in the idea that space is closer than we think. Raycho Raychev is the co-founder of one of the fastest growing space tech companies in Europe – EnduroSat. EnduroSat builds nanosatellites and it...
We are living in an exponential future with Boris Simandoff from Via Engineering
Our guest today is the software engineer and a pioneer in the software industry in Bulgaria Boris Simandoff. He’s the VP of Tech Innovations at Via, the on-demand transit tech company, born in the US. He’s also the leader of their engineering team in Bulgaria. With more...
Success is to be grateful for who you are right now with Maya Zlatanova from FindMeCure
Maya Zlatanova became an entrepreneur driven by her mission to help people and create something meaningful. She was searching for a way to help her sister who was diagnosed with a medical condition that didn’t have any traditional treatment. That’s how Maya Zlatanova came with the idea for...
Success in business is accepting your way is not always best with Ivaylo Slavov from DIGITALL
Out next guest at The Recursive podcast is one of the most prominent executives in the IT industry in Bulgaria. Ivaylo Slavov can be described as a citizen of the world. He started his professional career in the finance sector in Germany, and then moved back to Bulgaria more than...
The choice to not give up with Adina Huma from R-Create
Next on The Recursive podcast, we meet a female entrepreneur who is passionate about business change, automation and the circular economy. Adina Huma is the co-founder of a Bucharest-based platform that offers sustainable packaging solutions for e-Commerce players called R-Create. Adina and her co-founder Linda...
It’s the perfect moment to think globally as a startup founder with Bogdan Nicoară from Bright Spaces
Bogdan Nicoara has been an entrepreneur even before he knew what that meant. He earned his first money as a teenager, drawing graffiti for a gaming corner shop in Bucharest. The young entrepreneur is оur next guest at The Recursive podcast. Bogdan Nicoara created Bright Spaces, an end-to-end...
How to disrupt and make an impact with serial entrepreneur Gregoire Vigroux
The Recursive podcast comes back to Bucharest to meet with serial entrepreneur and angel investor Gregoire Vigroux. A Frenchman who fell in love in Romania and set up all his businesses there, he’s working tirelessly to change the country for the better and show its opportunities to the world....
Riding the wave of change in the world of data with Ilia Krastev from A Data Pro
The Recursive podcast is back in Sofia and seasoned entrepreneur Ilia Krastev sits on the chair opposite to Georgi Nenov. Ilia is the CEO of A Data Pro and runs a portfolio of companies in the data economy – the business news provider for Southeast Europe SeeNews, the media monitoring company...
How to build resilience as a startup founder with Gergana Stancheva from LAM’ON
Next on The Recursive podcast we welcome Gergana Stancheva, an illustrator turned entrepreneur. She and her co-founder Angela Ivanova developed a product that eliminates the need to use plastic in the packaging industry. Together they created LAM’ON in 2017 – а startup producing biodegradable laminating film for print and...
Entrepreneurship is a marathon with Xavier Marcenac from Nasekomo
Next on The Recursive podcast, we welcome Xavier Macenac, a seasoned French businessman whose entrepreneurial journey is deeply intertwined with the fast development of the Bulgarian post-communist economy. Xavier Marcenac first came to Bulgaria in the early 90s. One of his early jobs back then was doing audits and...
Ego is the enemy of the good leader with Ioan Iacob from FLOWX.AI
In this episode, The Recursive podcast makes an exciting stop in Bucharest. We meet the co-founder of established software company QUALITANCE and most recently the AI-assisted platform for digital transformation FLOWX.AI Ioan Iacob. An engineer by calling and an entrepreneur by necessity, he began his entrepreneurial journey...
How can Bulgaria win the human capital race with Daniel Lorer
Next on The Recursive podcast, we welcome seasoned entrepreneur and investor turned political candidate Daniel Lorer. His journey in the business world has been versatile and rich. Starting as a coder, turned into a sales executive, who then turned into а startup founder with a couple of successful exits. After...
