I only took a bite of JobShop on Tuesday because some people also have to work, and this post is also late because of work :)

Got there a few minutes before 12:00, just in time for Marius Ghenea. He held a presentation on entrepreneurship, start-ups, financing, and usual trends in business. A lot of good information and structured well. The only thing which could have made it better, and I wanted, were more examples from his own experience. And he didn’t have any problem starting to talk without his presentation when the power went out for a while ( note to the organizers ).

After the official end of the presentation I had a walk around the place and met some friends to talk to. And what do I see when I come back? Marius Ghenea with a group of like 5 students around him, continuing with a Q&A session. That can be the best part of a presentation in my opinion. I think after a presentation the presenter shouldn’t run away to the airport, he(she) should just move some distance away. If there are people who are really interested about what you have to say, and really want to ask you some questions, they’ll follow you! :) And also in a session like that you can be more relaxed and talk in more detail than in a presentation which has to be general since you don’t always know your audience. He’s also put the presentation on his blog so go ahead and grab it.

Then we ( me, Silviu and Cosmin ) went to Andrei Rosca’s presentation. While he was setting everything up I noticed there was a wireless signal. So I took out my laptop and dared Silviu to live-blog(or something like it). Surprisingly he accepted the dare and you can read Silviu’s account of the presentation.

I really enjoyed Andrei’s presentation, mostly because it seemed more hands-on, no charts, just simple steps to follow in your business and in your life. And of course a universal advice is “JUST FUCKING DO IT”. I really like this kind of presentation which just calls for action and presents small bits of practical information. However I think listening to both styles of presentations close but not right after another is the perfect solution. A big thank you to the organizers of JobShop because they made this possible.

And to end this, a few bits of information from Andrei’s presentation, commented:

“Romania is the only country where brilliant ideas aren’t stolen.. probably because they mean work” - this is so much like the “Good ideas: A dime a dozen”(Rob Adams) which Marius Ghenea talked about.  It’s comforting if you have what seem to be good ideas but ultimately it’s sad because it’s true: most people avoid real work.

“I don’t think anything is impossible” - I agree, however I’d expand it with “If it’s impossible it will take a little longer”.