3rd Space Bucharest

Most CEOs spend their free time reading business books. Dimana Vlaeva spends hers thinking about Ancient Egypt, science fiction, and how people make decisions. In this short conversation, we talk about why she'd most like to meet Ramses II, what debt recovery has taught her about responsibility, and why she thinks people spend far too much time worrying about the past. We also discuss moving f...

Most people struggle to finish one startup. Tiberiu Andrei has started ten. In this short conversation, we talk about building an AI that plays Mortal Kombat, why completing a Half Ironman was easier than building a company, and why he believes too many people are becoming "AI slop creators." We also discuss the startup idea he would build if he had to start from zero tomorrow, the Roman...

After spending three years in South Korea, Mihaela Mărănițu returned to Romania with a few unexpected habits: eating with chopsticks whenever possible and occasionally bowing to senior colleagues without realizing it. 😄 In this short conversation, we talk about the culture shock of arriving in Seoul, why she still prefers tennis over padel, her surprising love for Michael Jackson, and what life i...

Most founder stories sound impressive on LinkedIn. But after interviewing dozens of entrepreneurs, Maria Despa , co-founder of Ideas Chat , discovered that the most memorable stories are usually the most human ones. In this short conversation, we talk about: 📹 What founder interviews and wedding films have in common 😊 Why business success and happiness aren't the same thing 📖 The "Book...

Most people join communities hoping to meet the right people. But according to Andra Ghibutiu , they stay for a different reason: They feel like they belong. In this short conversation, we talk about: 🤝 Why the best communities create safety before opportunity 🧠 The danger of becoming a "know-it-all" 👂 Why listening might be the most underrated business skill 🚀 What makes today's...

Lawyer. Bar owner. Student. New parent. Adriana Spataru somehow manages to be all four at the same time. In this short conversation, we talk about: 🍸 Why she left the legal world to help build a bar ( @cameralirica) 🇸🇪 The recycling habit she brought home from living in Stockholm 👶 How becoming a parent changed her definition of success 💭 Why she's stopped chasing perfection and started foc...

This episode starts with honey extraction technology for beekeepers… and somehow ends with running laps inside Dubai airport to avoid breaking a 1,000-day running streak 😄 My guest is Daniel Deaconu — founder of The Simplifier and one of the smartest B2B LinkedIn strategists I know in Romania. We talk about: 🍯 helping launch a Kickstarter campaign that generated $48K in 2 days 🏃 why he ran insi...

After 14 years in the corporate world at Amazon and Honeywell, Roxana Jianu traded meetings and spreadsheets for padel courts and community building. In this episode, we talk about what happens when your career no longer energizes you — and how one sport unexpectedly changed the direction of her life. Roxana shares the story behind building Padelmania, why people may show up for padel but stay for...

What happens when 25 people in Bucharest buy tickets to something that isn’t networking… isn’t dating… and isn’t dinner? In this episode, I break down the very first paid 3rd Space Bucharest event — what worked, what surprised me, what flopped (yes, the QR code), and why shared learning and small group conversations changed the energy of the room. From breakfast icebreakers to mini TED-style talks...