Mircea Bardac

Leading and Scaling Product & Engineering teams in hyper-growing unicorns | Startup Advisor, Coach | Web3, Marketplaces, Open Source, Blockchain, ReFi

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

Food for thought, shared by @BillGates
1. Your life isn’t a one-act play.
2. You’re never too smart to be confused.
3. Gravitate toward work that solves an important problem.
4. Don’t underestimate the power of friendship.
5. You’re not a slacker if you cut yourself some slack.

[Bill Gates @BillGates]

My message to the class of 2023. https://t.co/Zduz6ldbN5

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

@callmehouck This is amazing, thank for the insights! Lead

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

This week I'm in Lisbon at #WebSummit2022.

I’m supporting @Freya_Sense and the amazing team that helps early stage startups attract and hire the best talent. If you're around, let's connect.

Visit our stand on Wednesday, 2nd November, at A405 in Pav. 3 #talent #startups #hiring

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

"Your zip code is more determinant of your health than your genes" -- Ken Frazier, CEO @Merck, live at #MastersOfScaleSummit by @mastersofscale

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

How to build an iconic startup?

Focus on building a team that makes each other better and create a culture people enjoy being a part of because the best teams always win.

Sometimes it's that simple.

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

@arabayyya Definitely. The easiest way though to adopt a new way of being is surrounding yourself with people that embody it (goes into the "you're the average of the X people around you). As an "outsider", it is unlikely to have an understanding of a "way of being" without close examples.

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

@arabayyya Hence, being intentional and choosing first a "way to be" will provide you with an easy answer on "what to do" (likely multiple things to do), which would ultimately give you what your chosen way of being wants.

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

@arabayyya Whereas, if we start with "a way of being/feeling Z", we can "do X because that's what Z people do", which "gets us the Y" (eg. good investor > properly manage investment portfolio > lots of money) 2/2

[Vladimir Oane @vladimiroane]

"The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are"

Words of wisdom from Paul Tournier, Swiss doctor and author

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

Conventional wisdom can be spotted in the team communication, whenever someone argues for a decision. Notice if the arguments are coming from a place of fear. Listen to yourself. Words are a reflection of our own limiting beliefs. Day 14 of @mastersofscale #MindsetChallenge

[Nir Eyal @nireyal]

Here’s a secret self-help gurus don’t want you to know:
Many of the answers to life’s most important questions can be found inside of you for free.

It’s called introspection.

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

One of the greatest challenges a company goes through as it transitions from a startup to a scale-up: unlearning. It becomes even more challenging if you're riding a demand wave. Day 13 of the @mastersofscale 30 day #MindsetChallenge

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

Building the Academic Program back in 2012 in @Intel with @menepie enabled our engineering teams to scale really fast. Our collaboration with the universities turned into a great example for the Romanian growing IT sector. Day 12 of the @mastersofscale 30 day #MindsetChallenge

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

Day 11 of the @mastersofscale 30 day #MindsetChallenge reminded me of a typical fear: speaking up and standing behind your principles. The moment you're no longer seeing that as a risk to lose what you've got, that's when freedom and power become your gifts.

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

Found a super power: connecting opportunities with other people's missions - creating a snow ball effect leading to strengthened networks, scaling impact, and a great legacy. Day 10 of the @mastersofscale 30 day #MindsetChallenge

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Every would-be startup founder should read this thread.

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

@mungara I have brought this quote into so many meetings with managers or execs, that it trully deserves a public recognition. Thanks a lot for this unique piece of inspiration.

[Mircea Bardac @mbardac]

"Don't just roll with the ball, work to be where the ball will be (or ahead)." - I got this from @mungara many many years ago, and it stuck with me. Day 9 of the @mastersofscale 30 day #MindsetChallenge