01-10-1992
Born and bred in Bucharest, Romania
was a good kid and didn't challenge authority
Played football competitively until 18yo
2011: Went to Politehnica University of Bucharest
Dropped out and played poker competitively for a while
Some humble pie and finished degree
More humble pie
2017: Got a job at Kambi and started the process of turning my life around
2019:Moved to London
Started doing UXR and early product management
2021: Joined Smarkets as a founding PM for its new US vertical
it all went great
Learned the best 0-1 lesson; de-risking demand is everything
2022: Took over as Director of Product for core products Smarkets & SBK
Learned about building great products, teams and scaling them
In progress...