Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Good, original Romanian start-ups

by Craig Turp March 10, 2009 Romania

 Talking last week to friends who are far more clued up in the world of technology than we are, Romania was spoken of very highly as a source of both programmers and ideas. The former we knew, the latter… hmmm. Not so sure. There are successful Romanian start-ups all over the place (Trilulilu, Best Jobs [...]

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A communist-era relic?

by Craig Turp March 10, 2009 Romania

 No. This sign (between Azuga and Sinaia, just before one of those ‘markets’ selling ethnic crap – most of which is, ahem, Chinese) has been around a while but it is not that old. Who put it there, and who maintains it, is a mystery. If the local authorities are responsible for it then it [...]

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