Puzl CowOrKing

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Eastern Europe’s business scene continues to grow, even in the face of adversity. Despite recent instability and political uncertainty in Bulgaria, the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has shown remarkable resilience. In 2023, Bulgarian startups attracted over €200 million in venture capital – a testament to the strength of its innovators, solidifying the country's position on the European stage. But what does it take to start, grow, and exit a startup in Bulgaria? This is the central question we explore in a new five-part documentary created by The Recursive and the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), with the support of the European Union under #InvestEU and the European Commission Each episode of this web series reveals the journey of startups through the lens of founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders: from launching an MVP to raising funding, building teams, and scaling to exit. 🎥 Episode 1 is now live, featuring conversations with: - Oggy Popov, serial entrepreneur and current CEO of Volt Premium Taxi - Bulgaria's first luxury taxi service. - Vassil Popovski, currently VP of Engineering at Alcatraz AI with over 25 years of experience in building tech teams. - Boryana Levterova, founder of Infinity Toy Box - a subscription-based platform transforming baby gear and toy shopping. - Maggie Stancheva, founder of VEDA Accounting where she provides tailored financial services to startups helping them manage money better. - Thibaut Taittinger, founder of Puzl CowOrKing, a modern co-working space that provides a home to tech communities across the region. 🔗 Watch Episode 1 now and follow the series to uncover the building blocks of entrepreneurial success in a region full of promise. #Documentary #EBRD #Entrepreneurship #Bulgaria #CEE #Startups #InvestEU Watch here: https://hubs.la/Q02_z6lF0

To simply sum up the ME.E.T. CEE event with the last batch of photos: it was a BLAST y'all! 💥 Here's a recap of some awesomeness: 🌏 6 - the number of countries attendees came from 👔 17 - the number of VCs and investors hosting Office Hours 🤩 30 - the number of damn fine teams of Co-organizers 💡 40+ meetups, workshops, masterclasses and other activities 👥 370 people walked through the door and left with a big smile! The key takeaway is that community always comes first, and it's the building foundation of any thriving ecosystem. Every piece counts 🧩 YOU count! 😉 Shall we do this again? We think so! Here we come 2025 🙌 Zsofi Toth Erika Krisztian Viktória Sőregi Petróczi Rafael Marton Sereg Tamas Hernadi Peter Medgyesi Bence Gajdácsi Bálint Dobai Richard Bavlsík György Káli Balint Farkas Theodor V Panayotov András Szabó Károly Varga

🤔 💭 Do you know the feeling of realizing after an event that you have forgotten to follow up a conversation, or worse, have no idea who you spoke to? No worries, we are here to help you. ⏪ Let's rewind and see the random or not-so-random encounters, aha moments, and mind-blowing discussions you took part in at ME.E.T. CEE. 🗣️💡 To be continued... Balázs Horváth Martin Olczyk Tamas Katona Adam Birizdo Matt Wohlmuth Peter Langmar Marcell Bálint Réka Geszti  Tímea Szücs Balázs Bondici Ferenc Pusztai Károly Szántó Thibaut Taittinger Milán Golovics Daniel Minchev Victor Minchev Ognyan Kolarski Georgi Georgiev Csongor Biás Stephane Gantchev Jordan Bocskov Veszna Várhelyi Tamás Püski Monika Mladenova Daniel Minchev Radoslav Stankov József Gyarmati Guillaume Fournier Károly Varga

Ready, steady, cheese! 📸 Let's relive the best moments of the ME.E.T. CEE event together - a truly special day for us as we not only opened the new Puzl CowOrKing location in Budapest, but we were also lucky enough to spend the whole day with the best and brightest of you from the #CEE region! Ladies and gentlemen, let us show you the VIBE of the event and the AMAZING people who made it possible. YOU! 🙌 Nora Szeles Peter Zaborszky Susanna Toth Lee Istvan Gyoergy Fetter Shmuel "Sam" Eisenberg Adam Birizdo Imre Hild Mate Vert József Gyarmati David Trayford Kitti Timar Ravasz András Elemér Eszter Stephane Gantchev Guillaume Fournier Csongor Biás Mary Alcantara Thibaut Taittinger Gergana Stoitchkova Petróczi Rafael Sylvie Aleksandrova Monika Mladenova Petya Rafailova Petya Lipeva Petar Petrov

UX community, where you at? 👀 Kremena Pehlivanova is bringing UXDX to Sofia, and it’s going to be epic. The Puzl Crew will be waiting for you. 😉 Don’t keep us hanging!

🚀 Big shoutout to our awesome members Rex.fit 🦖 (YC W23) for launching The Drop: the first fully automated nutrition tracker! 💧 They're changing the game in nutrition tracking, making it as simple as putting on a wearable and letting it do the work. No more tedious calorie counting—just seamless, intuitive insights into your eating habits. We’re so proud to have such innovative minds in our community! 💪 And let’s be real—after the holidays, this might just be every member’s new best friend. 😅

Big thanks to Puzl CowOrKing for co-organizing ME.E.T. with us! It was great to connect with regional innovation ecosystem and and we'll be to Budapest soon with many exciting launches in the pursuit of our Super App strategy in Hungary, CEE and beyond :-) #RakutenViber #SuperApps

Bridging #Tech and #Marketing 🚀 We're beyond excited to team up with Women in Marketing - Bulgaria 🇧🇬 as a partner! 💡💪 This event is the go-to for exploring cutting-edge marketing strategies, connecting with industry leaders, and maybe even finding out who really invented the “Like” button. 😉 Collaborations like this not only strengthen our community but also open the door to epic opportunities for growth. Let’s make some marketing magic happen! ✨ 👉 Check it out and join the action: https://shorturl.at/j08xe

If you haven’t experienced yet a true buzz & startup vibe, you probably missed the ME.E.T. CEE event and the launch of Puzl CowOrKing Budapest last Friday!🎉 The energy was electric, thanks to everyone who came together to revive that “old-school” startup athmosphere. 🚀 🙏 A huge thank you to all the presenters who shared their expertise on presentations, roundtables and masterclasses: József Gyarmati, Mary Alcantara, Stephane Ganchev, Guillaume Fournier, Elemér Eszter, Atanas(Nasko) Raykov, Stan 💠 Kirilov, Filó Angéla Katalin, Marton Medveczky, András Fehér, Petra Knall, Remco Veenenberg, Peter 👨🚀 Klein, and Orsolya Jaksa. Just a few examples for some topic highlights: ✨  ▶ A great multi-agent AI demo and pragmatic tips to approach their setup by Victor Minchev ▶ How AI revolutionalizes education, learning, and obtaining skills by Theodor V Panayotov ▶ How to think ahead and prep for professional talent acquisition by Gábor Antal ▶ How to build a strong startup community by Csongor Biás ▶ What is a deck of cards teaching us about communicating well? (loved the creative analogy) by David Trayford ▶ What can we do to leverage the tech advancement in coming years by Petar Petrov ▶ How AI is helping developing new medications and what the barriers are by Balint Farkas ▶ How AI helps in everyday tech tasks by Radoslav Stankov 💡I'm looking forward to stay in touch with the brightest minds in Central and Eastern Europe’s startup ecosystem. I was impressed by the young professionals that made this happen: congrats to Petya Lipeva, Nikolay Dimov, CFA, and the whole Puzl Team!🌟They really know how to create the community spirit. It’s events like these that fuel our industry’s growth and collaboration. 👏 Thank you, János Kopasz, CIPP/E, CIPM, for pulling me into this event. 🙂 Tamás Püski, Nikolett Szász #ai #artificialintelligence #aitraining #aitransformation #aijourney #aiadoption #aistrategy #digitaltransformation #digitalization #transformationstrategy #changemanagement #organizationalchange #culture #organizationalculture #corporateculture #employeeexperience #organizationalperformance #performancemanagement #peoplestrategy #peopleanalytics #digitalhr #hr #leadership #management #coaching #leadershipdevelopment  #future #business #technology #aiforbusiness #businessinnovation #machinelearning #deeplearning #generativeai #largelanguagemodels #chatgpt #promptengineering #aienthusiasts