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Best4u
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In this episode, we are talking with Sander Geels, the one who has multiple roles: CEO, owner, shareholder, investor. He inspires professionalism at the highest level and at the same time confidence and simplicity - the type of leader you would want to follow.
- Sander's story - CEO/Owner/Founder. How did he open a company in Moldova?
- Veronica's career path to Sales Director and Co-founder.
- Hardships in founding a company in Moldova
- How did the idea of the #extendedteams model appear?
- Why did Sander choose Moldova to expand the business?
- Does Moldova have a big enough IT talent pool to satisfy the demand?
- Availability of the right talents.
- Importance of company culture in keeping the employees satisfied
- Cons and pros of #WorkfromHome
- What do you need to start a company (character, qualities)?
- Be different, invent a unique product for the market
- Plans for the future for Best4u International
- The right team - the most relevant factor in the company's success.
- Did Covid influence the IT field?
- Stanislav, Node.js developer, ne povesteste cu ce se ocupa startup-ul pentru care lucreaza, Packaly
- Cum sunt olandezii ca nationalitate din punctul de vedere a lui Stanislav.
- De ce a ales sa lucreze pentru un startup
- Evenimentele IT - sursa de networking si oportunitati
- Ce beneficii ii ofera experienta de a lucra pentru Packaly
- Beneficiile calatoriilor la HQ companiei
- Cum a afectat COVID viata programatorilor
- Cum a afectat pandemia afacerea startup-ului de livrari, Packaly?
- De ce este mai preferabil sa lucrezi pentru o companie care are propriul produs decit intr-o companie outstaffing?
- Preferinte: lucrul la distanta sau relocare?
- Cum a decis Dan sa devina programator. De ce Angular?
- De ce in timpul pandemiei a schimbat compania, dar in scurt timp a decis sa se intoarca la compania precedenta?
- De ce la unele oferte ale recruiterilor developerii raspund negativ, iar la altele nu?
- Importanta recomandarilor
- Importanta proiectului: cat e de dificil si interesant
- Importanta echipei si relatiilor dintre membrii sai. Cat de important este managementul de top al unei companii?
- Diferenta dintre cultura in MD si NL
- Istorii interesante/amuzante despre calatorii si colaborari cu clienti internationali
- Posibilitati de a calatori, activand in sectorul IT
- Participarea la Hackathon in Belgia, impreuna cu echipe internationale
- Blogging. Cum a decis sa-si imparta cunostintele in programare cu altii. Articole populare
- Experienta de participare in calitate de speaker la ICT Career Orientation
- Ce resurse/platforme le recomanda incepatorilor? Sfaturi utile. Importanta studiilor
- Planuri personale - dezvoltarea unui startup.