The act of creation and perfection, by doing good for people, lends meaning to life

I have spent my entire adult life—and most of my childhood—engrossed in the act of learning and building things. My journey began with a high school specialisation in “Electronics,” followed by university specialisations in “Quantum Electronics and Laser Technologies” and “Nuclear Physics,” culminating in my graduation as an Engineer and obtaining a master’s degree.

In 2008 I was at CERN, doing computer simulations of physical processes (distribution of subatomic particles in presence of electromagnetic fields). That was the period when writing code grabbed my attention. In the end of the year I decided to make a career shift – from physics to programming.

I developed from scratch a web based platform – Schoodle – SaaS (Software As A Service) connecting teachers and parents via Internet. The platform attracted mostly teachers from private schools and in the end of 2014 about 300 class rooms were using it.

I worked on some lesser known but equally important projects because they helped me to learn more. In 2013 I was an early employee at a Mailjet mail delivery startup, where I worked together with my French and Bulgarian colleagues. Our work helped the company grow and become one of the European Email Leaders.

I’ve successfully managed and worked on projects and startups – QRL (bit.ly for QR codes), Peoplegogo (a crowdfunding platform for volunteering campaigns), GuardNet (a mobile emergency app connected to local security companies) and StartupStage (a network of startups and entrepreneurs helping early stage startups to improve their business concept).

During my work I developed important skills – developing web apps (SaaS) from scratch, choosing right technologies, leading teams, planning, decision making, management of the processes during the development, testing business models via Lean Startup methodology.

After fifteen years, countless projects, and numerous ups and downs, my obsession with developing and building businesses that may be of help to others remains as strong as ever.

Currently, I continue to work in the tech industry, pursuing it both professionally and as a hobby.