If you thought you knew Irina Obushtarova, think again.
In this conversation we learn about her days working as a waitress while wearing short shorts to her first gig at a media company in Vienna. We touch on her first startup (sounds like a script from a Telenovela) to why Eastern European startups are so admirable. We even dive into a story about a hilarious bad date she had.
One hell of a conversation that I think you’ll like!\
Show highlights
- 1:05 – what is a quid thinker? (twitter profile)
- 3:15 – your most embarrassing waiting tables experience?
- 6:15 – how Irina got her first media/sales job
- 11:05 – experience in creating platform for expats in Vienna
- 14:35 – how did you get trending topics off the ground in Sofia?
- 16:40 – what is the startup ecosystem like in Eastern Europe?
- 20:20 – the Bulgarian and Romanian brain drain
- 22:15 – the entrepreneurial mindset
- 23:00 – where did the name Recursive come from?
- 26:50 – what do the next 3-5 years look like for the Recursive?
- 29:30 – an unusual food that you consume?
- 30:40 – tell me about a hilarious bad date you were on
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Visit Name website:https://therecursive.com/
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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorij
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