Călin Ştefanescu
Venture Connect accounted for our access to a whole new level of business. In addition to the investment obtained through the Venture Connect event, we had access to a fresh perspective for our business, gaining ground on how to manage it better, how to engage in more formal business relationships and how to approach new and uncharted business waters. Of course, the experience itself reconfirmed that the direction we were following was the right one. Perhaps the most important detail, which I personally consider to be even more fundamental than funding itself, was the possibility of directly benefiting from the investor’s experience. And when I say investors I am not referring only to the business-angels that have directly invested in TJobs.ro, but also to others with whom we kept in touch and have made sure we could benefit from other business opportunities as well.
All entrepreneurs that have a business plan and have started developing their own project should pass through the Venture Connect experience. Even in the case when the Venture Connect experience is not finalized with an investment, solely having the chance to test your business plan in front of business men whose experience trigger a better understanding of the project’s further development, is a success in itself. Their feedback and direct advice can substantially endorse the business and put a stepping stone to its further development. In order to convince investors of the validity of their business, entrepreneurs need a well-designed business plan, a 110% faith in their company and a 5 minute pitch to prove that this is the business and team they was scouting for.