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eRepublik reached 1.000.000 users in december 2009

:) Fun Intro – Nikolas Sarkozy viral video on eRepublik - Spain Vs France:

Alexis Bonte, one of the most enthusiastic European Internet entrepreneurs, published a blog post today celebrating the 1 millionth eRepublik citizen.

I remember that when I first met Alexis he was really excited about eRepublik.com and about the project (If I remember well, it was before the investment in Trilulilu).  eRepublik.com was launched in november 2007 by  Romanian entrepreneur George Lemnaru – the start-up had a 200.000 eur investment made by Alexis Bonte and I remember that after a short time the success was so big that the servers needed a fast upgrade.

Today, after counting 1.000.000 users, I have to congratulate George and Alexis and their investors (for being inspired) and hope to see the number at least double by the end of 2010 :) Continue reading ‘eRepublik reached 1.000.000 users in december 2009′

IT START-UPS: HOW TO at Novotel, Bucharest

This morning at Novotel:

Alexis Bonte, CEO Erepublik.com, “IT start up, building upon an idea”
Ana Maria Andronic, Senoir Associate Biris Goran SCA, “Copyrights issues, protect your investment”
Alexandre Almajeanu, Business Angel, “IT Start up, a Business Angel’s point of view”
Guillaume Latour, Partner AGF Private Equity, “Venture Capital, an unavoidable partner”

AGF Private Equity is a leading management company specialized in Private Equity, with €2.5 billion under management. AGF Private Equity acts both as a seasoned manager of European funds of funds and as one of the most active French investors in European technology venture capital.

Bucuresti – New York

One good news: Delta Air Lines introduced a few days ago a direct flight Bucuresti – New York and New York – Bucharest.

Airline ticket: 498 EUR (2.192 EUR for business class).
Flight info: only 10 hours, Boeing airplane, lands at JFK.

LinkedIn – $1 billion

Business social networking site LinkedIn reported Thursday it will be acquiring an additional US$22.7 million from previous investor Bessemer Venture Partners and new investors, such as business software manufacturer SAP AG, banking firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Business Week publisher The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. – Associated Press.

Right now, LinkedIn worths more than $1 billion and it’s the no.1 business social networking website in Romania.



 

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