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# Entrepreneurship as a Personal Growth Path With George Dochev From LucidLink
- URL: https://www.therecursive.com/entrepreneurship-as-a-personal-growth-path-with-george-dochev-from-lucidlink/
- Published: 2024-02-20T14:37:20.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-04T13:47:14.000Z
- Author: The Recursive
- Tags: Diaspora, Podcast, Startups, cloud storage, CTO, george dochev, leadership, leadership mindset, lucidlink, scale up, Sofia, Bulgaria, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-03-17 10:10

Our next guest is on a quest to redefine the way businesses collaborate and work with data in the cloud.

With more than 20 years of experience in building successful enterprise software products, [George Dochev](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdochev/?ref=therecursive.com) is the co-founder and CTO of US-Bulgarian scale-up LucidLink.

The company’s solution is used by the biggest names in the media, health, and finance industries, namely Adobe, Spotify, and WebMD.

At the end of 2023, LucidLink closed [the largest round for the Bulgarian ecosystem](https://www.therecursive.com/the-largest-funding-rounds-for-central-and-eastern-europe-in-2023/) – [a 75M dollars Series C](https://www.therecursive.com/lucidlink-raises-75m-series-c-to-redefine-real-time-collaboration-in-the-hybrid-workplace/).

Is LucidLink on its way to becoming [the next Bulgarian unicorn?](https://www.therecursive.com/unveiling-5-soon-to-be-unicorns-for-2024-in-cee/) Watch the episode to find out for yourself.

In this conversation with George Dochev, we unpack some of the big questions around scaling and growing a company to a multibillion dollars business:

- Why Finding the right co-founder is crucial for your startup’s success?
- What does it really mean to take care of your employees?
- How your leadership style should evolve as your startup grows?
- What is the winning argument to convince big brands to work with you?
- How do you compete with tech giants on your path to market leadership?
- Is exit the end game for entrepreneurs?
- Can you build a multibillion-dollar business and stay sane?

*\*This episode of The Recursive Podcast is released in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. As part of their mandate to support small and medium-sized businesses, The EBRD’s SME Finance and Development Team provides knowledge, network, and skills to help emerging businesses innovate, thrive, and succeed.*