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Stefan Sarbu - 21 Jul 2025

The New Business Model Playbook for First-Time Founders

The term “business model” has evolved far beyond its traditional definition as a static framework for generating revenue. For modern startups, especially those in fintech and digital services, it now denotes a dynamic architecture, one that captures value creation, data flows, and stakeholder incentives in real-time. This shift reflects how companies must adapt not only to market volatility but also to evolving regulatory environments and continuous feedback loops.

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Raluca Lupasteanu - 1 Jul 2025

Build The Right First Version By Mastering MVP Scoping

Launching a digital product without a tight scope is like setting sail with no charts or weather reports. A minimum viable product (MVP) is the leanest version of your solution that still generates real user learning, revenue, or both. Yet, the value of an MVP drops quickly if its boundaries are unclear. A structured scoping process places guardrails around cost, time, and expectations so founders avoid two classic dangers: over-engineering early features and discovering late that budget or runway is gone.

Idea to MVP Featured Startup
Alex Marciuc - 19 Jun 2025

Deciding What Not to Build – and When to Rescope or Freeze

Products rarely slow down because of bugs. More often, it’s an overloaded roadmap, features added “just in case,” tweaks nobody asked for, scope creep disguised as polish. Before anyone notices, deadlines slip, feedback loops stall, and teams lose momentum. This isn’t an edge case. It’s a pattern. Startups don’t succeed by building everything. They win by building the right things at the right time.

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Stefan Sarbu - 27 May 2025

Market Validation Tactics for Pre-Seed and Seed Tech Startups

Every startup begins with a hypothesis: there’s a real problem, and you have the right solution. But you haven't validated anything until someone outside your team cares enough to engage—sign up, pay, or even just respond. Still, this step often gets overlooked. Early-stage founders frequently jump straight into building, pitching, or scaling, driven by momentum or pressure to show progress. Validation becomes an afterthought—something to deal with once there’s a product or a few users.

Idea to MVP Featured Startup
Tudor Iordache - 22 May 2025

How Lean Startups Use Synthetic Data to Build Smarter AI Faster

For many early-stage startups, launching an AI-powered product means facing two immediate hurdles—insufficient real-world data and limited bandwidth to collect, label, and secure it. As user acquisition ramps up slowly, the lack of usable data can delay product iteration and proof of concept.

Idea to MVP Featured Startup AI
Tudor Iordache - 12 May 2025

Foundation Models Are Redefining Lean Prototyping for Tech Startups

Startups are under pressure to move fast and prove value early. Investors want to see working demos before they commit. Users expect polished experiences even in beta. And founders—often working with lean teams and tight budgets—need to bridge the gap between idea and execution without burning through their runway. This is where foundation models come in. These large-scale AI systems, pre-trained on diverse data and capable of handling language, image, and multimodal tasks, dramatically lower the technical barriers to building a prototype.

Technology Idea to MVP Featured Startup
Tudor Iordache - 7 May 2025

From Prompts to Prototypes: Using AI Tools to Accelerate MVPs

Product teams are no longer starting with a blank canvas. Instead, they’re entering a landscape already populated by intelligent agents that can autonomously build interfaces, test logic, scan competitors, and extract signals from user noise. The implications are profound: AI isn’t just accelerating delivery; it’s shifting the product function from execution to strategy.

Technology Idea to MVP Featured Startup AI
Stefan Sarbu - 10 Dec 2024

Pivot or Persevere? How to Make Startup Decisions That Drive Success

Every successful founder faces this crossroads: your idea isn’t gaining traction, your metrics are flat, and the market feels like it’s slipping through your fingers. Do you keep pushing forward, or is it time to pivot? The difference between startups that thrive and those that fail often comes down to mastering this decision. Let’s break it down so you don’t have to second-guess your next move.

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Paula Cristea - 27 Nov 2024

Best Places to Launch Your Startup

Where should you launch your startup? The answer could shape everything—from funding and legal structure to talent access and day-to-day costs. Choosing the right location for your startup is a strategic decision beyond logistics. Your home base can attract investors, connect you with talent, and link you to a network of founders and mentors who can help realize your vision.

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Paula Cristea - 11 Nov 2024

How To Find The Right Co-Founder For Your New Venture

Imagine launching a rocket without a co-pilot or trying to sail a ship with a one-person crew—sounds challenging, doesn’t it? Building a startup is much like that. It demands a team where each member offers something different but equally critical to the journey. The secret is balance. The best founding teams don’t just have the skills; they complement each other's strengths and weaknesses to form a cohesive unit.

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