I am a serial entrepreneur who has built five companies, a nonprofit, and a music festival. I currently help businesses implement AI and automation in their most critical processes.
My career includes work as a cartoonist, medical doctor, CEO, designer, developer, marketer, product manager, recruiter, and consultant across media & advertising, healthcare, software development, fintech, investment management, and innovation consulting. With a medical degree and a master’s in theatre, I’ve self-taught everything else, from design and software development to managing businesses and leading people.
As a teaching fellow and coach at MIT, I helped co-found the MIT Bootcamps program and worked closely with Bill Aulet to promote the Disciplined Entrepreneurship methodology. Together, we wrote Disciplined Entrepreneurship: Finance for Founders, a practical guide to startup finance, written for founders rather than CFOs.
I have also worked as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Techstars and Singularity University, as well as taught Innovation and New Product Development at the Al. I Cuza University.
Born in Iași, Romania, I’ve worked and traveled worldwide. I ran a full marathon in North Korea, drank cow blood with the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia, experienced frog poison with the Matses in the Amazon rainforest, learned Spanish via Tinder in Chile, and cooked tajine for Moroccan fishermen.
I’m always open to new experiments and collaborations, so let’s connect!