Lesson learned

n this episode, I sit down with Sebastian Piu, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 123credit.ro , a digital credit brokerage platform that's reshaping how individuals and companies access financing in Romania. Sebastian shares the raw story of building a fintech from scratch during the pandemic — from a soft launch that overwhelmed a 4-person team with 150 applications in one afternoon, to financin...

In this episode of Lesson Learned , I sit down with Mircea Serediuc , Co-founder and CPO at Narrio.app , to talk about what happens when your "hallucinations" meet the reality of the market. Mircea and I dive deep into why you should actually choose your team before your idea . We explore the pivot from employee advocacy to fixing the "bad data" problem that keeps revenue leaders up at night, and...

In this episode, I sit down with Julia Draghici , co-founder of CPV Lab and CPV One , to talk about their decade-long journey from a side project born in affiliate marketing forums to a full-scale family business. We dive deep into why high-quality, structured data is the only way to actually make the "AI hype" work for your marketing. Julia also gets real about the "lessons" (not mistakes!) they...

"Own instinct is not enough." That is how Anca, co-founder of EMAT , opened our conversation on this week's Lesson Learned Podcast. I’m joined by Anca and Vlad, two former bankers who traded the corporate world in Bucharest for the challenges of the fashion industry. We dive deep into the reality of building an "affordable luxury" brand in 2026, the expensive mistakes of overstocking, and why even...

The conversation with Mihai Guran, CEO and founder of SalesOMMO, covers the journey of SalesOMMO from its inception to its current stage, discussing challenges, growth, and lessons learned in entrepreneurship. Mihai shares insights on sales and prospect automation, customer acquisition, and retention, as well as the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. The conversation also delves into h...

Why your marketing is failing: It’s not the tactics, it’s the system. In this episode of Lesson Learned , Teodor Mincu sits down with Marius Lazarescu, co-founder of Today’s Agency, to discuss why most companies are "scaling randomness" instead of building a predictable growth engine. Marius shares his "hard truths" from over 20 years in entrepreneurship and 1,000+ signed contracts, including: The...

In this episode of Lesson Learned , Teodor Mincu talks with Dumitru Sîrbu, co-founder of REBS CRM , a B2B SaaS platform built for real estate agencies to manage listings, clients, leads, contracts, and marketing in one place. Dumitru shares the real story behind REBS: from studying civil engineering, to working as a real estate agent to survive in Bucharest, to pivoting from a B2C rental portal in...

Welcome to the first episode of "Lesson Learned," where I, Teodor Mincu, chat with the brilliant minds behind Stepathon, Radu Carlig and Cristi Minica. We dive into the essential lessons for young entrepreneurs, focusing on what to avoid when launching a product. From their unique business model to the secrets of securing enterprise clients, Radu and Cristi share their journey and insights. Join u...