Sweat,Tears and Equity
Welcome to Sweat, Tears and Equity, a podcast by Fortech Investments, where we discuss the untold truths of founding and funding start-ups. Our guests are founders, investors, and other players from the ecosystem who learned these valuable lessons the hard way. They share the things they wish they knew earlier about the challenges that lie in this journey, the things that no one prepared them for, so you and other founders can navigate this bumpy road successfully.
Sweat,Tears and Equity
Ep.01 - Bogdan Nicoară, CEO Bright Spaces - "In the first years,I failed on every promise"
In the debut episode of "Sweat, Tears and Equity," hosted by Fortech Investments, Bogdan Nicoară, CEO of Bright Spaces, shares his entrepreneurial journey. Bogdan discusses the dual challenges of motivating his team with a grand vision while managing realistic investor expectations—a balance he admits to struggling with initially. From his early days of entrepreneurial experiments in high school to founding multiple projects, Bogdan’s narrative is rich with lessons on resilience and adaptability. He candidly explores the emotional rollercoaster of startup life, the importance of learning from failures, and the strategic decisions that shaped the growth of Bright Spaces.