19:15: Arrival and registration
19.30-20.30: Talk (pre-registration required, 5€ entrance fee) STOYTCHO VLAYKOV - ‘A Personal Insight - Starting, Building and Selling a Business’
20.30 onwards: Social meeting in hotel bar
This month we have the pleasure of introducing our speaker Stoytcho Vlaykov, previously Business Development Manager - Mobile, Yahoo and Founder and Managing Director of M Telecom Ltd (now Velti Bulgaria) and who currently lectures at IESE Barcelona. His presentation is entitled:
‘A Personal Insight - Starting, Building and Selling a Business’
“My experience with starting, building and selling a business. I will give my personal story plus some mistakes and insights from that process.The “agenda” will be:- Why I started my own business- Selecting a business partner- Funding the business (pro/con outside investment)- Market timing vs the unique idea- The big challenge: building my team and learning to be a leader- Building a network to help you survive and grow- Considering the exit - timing was everything- Attracting he right buyer and negotiating the deal”.
As always we ask that you PLEASE BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY FOR THE TALK so as to avoid disappointment. You can register by emailing us with your name and company to: info@networkbarcelona.com
SPEAKER PROFILE
STOYTCHO VLAYKOV - ‘A Personal Insight - Starting, Building and Selling a Business’
Mobile data services entrepreneur with 10 years experience in international mobile and internet industries.
Founder and managing director of M Telecom Ltd (now Velti Bulgaria) - the leading mobile content and marketing company based in Bulgaria.
General Manager, Bulgaria
Velti - Public Company; Computer Software industry
In March 2007, M Telecom was sold to Velti Plc, a mobile software and marketing company listed on the London AIM market, representing a successful exit from my first business venture.
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Founder and Managing Director M Telecom Ltd.11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry
March 2007 – November 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Founder and Managing Director
M Telecom Ltd.11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry, July 2004 – March 2007 (2 years 9 months)
Managing Director of mobile content and marketing services business, M Telecom Ltd. in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Business Development Manager - Mobile
Yahoo! Europe
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; yhoo; Internet industry
The company is the leading mobile service provider in the country with projected revenue of EUR 1mn+ in 2007. M Telecom has 15 full time employees.
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ONE Connect Austria
Telecoms industry
January 2001 – July 2004 (3 years 7 months)
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Education
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Magister Economics
1998 – 2001 (3 years)
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14. Alessandra Dalla Fin
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16. Michelle Barrios
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18. Stephen Garland
19. Valeska Magalhaes
20. Raoul van Lennep
21. Bruce Calder
22. Giuliana Agüero
23. Odette Gonzále
24. Berta Santos
25. Neil Woodhams
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