Nakov at StartUP@Blagoevgrad 2015

Svetlin Nakov: The Path of an Entrepreneur towards

Software Education

Svetlin NakovManager Trainingand InspirationSoftware University

http://softuni.bg

Who is Svetlin Nakov?http://nakov.com

From Veliko Tarnovo(1980 – 1999)

Graduated the Local MathHigh School (1994-1999)

Passionate ProgrammerStared in 1991 with Pravets-82

Champion in 20+ Programming Contests

(1992 – 1999)

Issuer of InfoMan Magazine (1998)http://infoman.musala.com

Trained Colleagues at School(1997 – 1999)

Graduated at Sofia University (FMI)BSc + MSc + PhD (2000 – 2010)

Worked in Many Software CompaniesComSoft, TechnoLogica, Musala Soft (1995 – 2005)

Author of 7 Technical Books (2003 – 2013)

Awarded by the PresidentThe "John Atanassoff" Award (2004)

Part-Time University ProfessorSofia University, TU-Sofia, NBU (2000 – 2011)

First Entrepreneurship AttemptNational Academy for Software

Development (2005-2008)

NASD: Lessons Learned

Partners are

important!

Technical skills are

not a good reason

to start a business!Learned how

not to do It!

Second Entrepreneurship AttemptConsulting and Information Technology Agency

(2008)

CITA: Lessons Learned

Good business idea ==

customers really need it

and really want to pay for it

You should be

really inspired by

your business idea

My First Startup ExitTelerik Acquired Me + Part of My Team

from NASD (2010) to start Telerik Academy

Telerik Academy (2009 – 2013)Next Attempt: Learn How to Do It!

Trained Thousands Software Engineers(2010 – 2013)

Many, Many Awards

Telerik Academy: Lessons Learned

Learned how a

successful

business works

Learned how

to teach in a

big scale

How to build a

high-quality

product

Telerik Academy: Lessons Learned

How to build

and manage a

team

Learned

marketing &

branding

Learned to

innovate

every day

Telerik Academy: Lessons NOT Learned

Financials: incomes,

expenses, planning,

estimations, risks, etc.Lean startup

methodology

Software University (SoftUni)Third Entrepreneurship Attempt (2013)

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SoftUni – http://softuni.bg

High-Quality Software Training +

Profession + Job + Bachelor Diploma

SoftUni: Lessons Learned

Find the right

co-founders!

Financial stability

is crucial!

SoftUni: Lessons Learned

Growth is impossible

without a strong team

Lean startup: test

hypothesis early

?

Svetlin Nakov: The Path of an Entrepreneur towards Software Education

http://softuni.bg

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