All employment relationships to date:
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2009-2013 – Business mentoring at various accelerators, including Springboard (UK), Seedcamp (Europe), Startup Wise Guys (Estonia), Starcube (Czech Rep), iHUB (Ukraine). I provide tough love and tactical hand-ons help with business strategy, go-to-market, fundraising and hiring
more info – about.me/pavelcurda
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2009-2013 –
e-commerce projects
my roles – project management, advisory – building partners’ network, online marketing, PR -
2007 – 2009 – PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Corporate Finance manager, Prague/London/CEE
Pre-deal and deal advisory, Support to M&A managers across the CEE region, Search of investment opportunities in CEE for private equity houses, Dealing with management and owners of large multinational and local corporations -
2005 – 2007 – ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Buy-side investment analyst , Prague
Equity research – blue chip companies in CEE, Equity portfolio management
Professional experience:
- business development
Skills:
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E-commerce development manager with more than ten years experience in financial and business analysis. In deptk knowledge of internet based sales and marketing tools.
References and main professional successes:
- I connect talents with right investors. I identify new rocket-star startups in the CEE region and help them raise funding at right time
- I’m a mentor at Springboard (UK), Seedcamp (Europe) , Startup Wise Guys (Estonia), Starcube (Czech Rep), iHUB (Ukraine). I provide tough love and tactical hand-ons help with business strategy, go-to-market, fundraising and hiring
- I love APIs – I’m the founder of API Mashup Contest (@APImashups) – the biggest API playground in the world – and an investor at Apiary
- I write about startups and stuff I like for TheNextWeb
- I hold MBA from Chicago’s DePaul MBA Alumni
- I worked for ING Investment Management and PwC (M&A)
- I always love to meet/speak to interesting & intelligent people with ideas