Octavian Patrascu, Author at Octavian Patrascu

23-Mar-2022

Post-pandemic fintech – How brands adapted their offer and identity to fit a new era

Check out my latest LeapRate.com interview: Today, we had the pleasure of interviewing Octavian Patrascu, the Founder & CEO of CAPEX.com, one of the leading global online brokers. Having over a decade of experience as an entrepreneur and business angel, hearing what Mr. Patrascu had to...

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03-Mar-2022

Building a brokerage house – the basics

Thinking about my prospects made me realize that most of us are about to witness an irreversible shift in the way we live our lives. Many businesses were caught off-guard by this change, but, in all fairness, predictions have long since come true. With the world...

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13-Dec-2021

Starting up a startup 7: The scaling stage – from startup to scaleup

The scaling up stage can be a decisive moment for your startup. Premature scaling can even lead to the collapse of your business, while scaling your company too late can result in missing key opportunities during your startup’s development. In the following lines, I will talk...

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29-Nov-2021

Starting up a startup 6: The anatomy of failure – why some startups fall apart from the very beginning

Having a brilliant idea that you can turn into a product or a service attractive for customers, helping your company grow just like in fairytales - that’s a dream scenario, which can fall apart just as quickly as it started. If in the previous article I...

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17-Nov-2021

Starting up a startup 5: How to get your startup traction

The previous article explained how to design a Minimum Viable Product, giving you a personal example with the CAPEX.com trading platform. Now I'll go one step further and talk about ways you can get traction for your startup. What is initial traction? Launching a business involves risks,...

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Author: Octavian Patrascu

Post-pandemic fintech – How brands adapted their offer and identity to fit a new era

Building a brokerage house – the basics

Starting up a startup 7: The scaling stage – from startup to scaleup

Starting up a startup 6: The anatomy of failure – why some startups fall apart from the very beginning

Starting up a startup 5: How to get your startup traction