so since my very early childhood my mind has always been kind of transfixed and
has always been kind of transfixed and
has always been kind of transfixed and focused on the future and I put
focused on the future and I put
focused on the future and I put everything of what I was thinking about
everything of what I was thinking about
everything of what I was thinking about the future in drawings if you don’t
the future in drawings if you don’t
the future in drawings if you don’t understand what it is this is my drawing
understand what it is this is my drawing
understand what it is this is my drawing of planet Earth with some spaceships
of planet Earth with some spaceships
of planet Earth with some spaceships orbiting around it so I’ve always been
orbiting around it so I’ve always been
orbiting around it so I’ve always been this absent-minded kid that was dreaming
this absent-minded kid that was dreaming
this absent-minded kid that was dreaming about all kinds of things and things
about all kinds of things and things
about all kinds of things and things like space exploration building rockets
like space exploration building rockets
like space exploration building rockets this is what it looks like a rocket that
this is what it looks like a rocket that
this is what it looks like a rocket that I used to draw so I was always thinking
I used to draw so I was always thinking
I used to draw so I was always thinking about you know what could the future be
about you know what could the future be
about you know what could the future be you know how can you make it better and
you know how can you make it better and
you know how can you make it better and what’s gonna happen to it and as I grew
what’s gonna happen to it and as I grew
what’s gonna happen to it and as I grew up I kind of started realizing that I
up I kind of started realizing that I
up I kind of started realizing that I was just a kid in a small town in
was just a kid in a small town in
was just a kid in a small town in Bulgaria and my chances of doing
Bulgaria and my chances of doing
Bulgaria and my chances of doing something big and significant or let’s
something big and significant or let’s
something big and significant or let’s say quite small but I didn’t give up I
say quite small but I didn’t give up I
say quite small but I didn’t give up I continued its kind of experimenting with
continued its kind of experimenting with
continued its kind of experimenting with things so when I entered teenage I
things so when I entered teenage I
things so when I entered teenage I wanted to find my vocation find the
wanted to find my vocation find the
wanted to find my vocation find the thing that really really really makes me
thing that really really really makes me
thing that really really really makes me want to commit my professional life to
want to commit my professional life to
want to commit my professional life to find the niche the industry something
find the niche the industry something
find the niche the industry something that would let me give a big
that would let me give a big
that would let me give a big contribution to the world or something
contribution to the world or something
contribution to the world or something that would make my you know life matter
that would make my you know life matter
that would make my you know life matter so it wasn’t about money or it wasn’t
so it wasn’t about money or it wasn’t
so it wasn’t about money or it wasn’t about you know Fame and everything is
about you know Fame and everything is
about you know Fame and everything is basically kind of finding you know my
basically kind of finding you know my
basically kind of finding you know my fulfillment you know finding my place in
fulfillment you know finding my place in
fulfillment you know finding my place in this planet and I tried all kinds of
this planet and I tried all kinds of
this planet and I tried all kinds of things
things
things I tried first I wanted to really be
I tried first I wanted to really be
I tried first I wanted to really be really good at programming or become an
really good at programming or become an
really good at programming or become an expert in certain technology then I
expert in certain technology then I
expert in certain technology then I wanted to build all kinds of web
wanted to build all kinds of web
wanted to build all kinds of web applications mobile applications and
applications mobile applications and
applications mobile applications and whatnot at some point I was also looking
whatnot at some point I was also looking
whatnot at some point I was also looking at things like biotechnology and like
at things like biotechnology and like
at things like biotechnology and like you know human enhancement transhumanism
you know human enhancement transhumanism
you know human enhancement transhumanism and now that and I said okay you know
and now that and I said okay you know
and now that and I said okay you know I’m trying all these things but every
I’m trying all these things but every
I’m trying all these things but every try every time I tried something every
try every time I tried something every
try every time I tried something every trying I tried something there are two
trying I tried something there are two
trying I tried something there are two big problems it was either too
big problems it was either too
big problems it was either too far-fetched basically it was impossible
far-fetched basically it was impossible
far-fetched basically it was impossible this time or just you know just
this time or just you know just
this time or just you know just something imaginary out of science
something imaginary out of science
something imaginary out of science fiction and the second thing was that if
fiction and the second thing was that if
fiction and the second thing was that if I tried something more realistic there
I tried something more realistic there
I tried something more realistic there is this how is being somebody who
is this how is being somebody who
is this how is being somebody who already have done it you know there’s
already have done it you know there’s
already have done it you know there’s else obviously been somebody out there
else obviously been somebody out there
else obviously been somebody out there who have done the thing that I wanted to
who have done the thing that I wanted to
who have done the thing that I wanted to do you know that I mean I know that I
do you know that I mean I know that I
do you know that I mean I know that I wouldn’t make you know computers for the
wouldn’t make you know computers for the
wouldn’t make you know computers for the next Microsoft or something like that so
next Microsoft or something like that so
next Microsoft or something like that so I was just some kid trying to you know
I was just some kid trying to you know
I was just some kid trying to you know do something that makes me tick but
do something that makes me tick but
do something that makes me tick but there’s always somebody else who had
there’s always somebody else who had
there’s always somebody else who had already had the idea you know they
already had the idea you know they
already had the idea you know they already walked the road they already
already walked the road they already
already walked the road they already made their achievements but there was a
made their achievements but there was a
made their achievements but there was a pattern and all the things I tried out I
pattern and all the things I tried out I
pattern and all the things I tried out I was always interested in technology and
was always interested in technology and
was always interested in technology and science so I tried to stick with it and
science so I tried to stick with it and
science so I tried to stick with it and when I entered the university I decided
when I entered the university I decided
when I entered the university I decided to you know the technology do computer
to you know the technology do computer
to you know the technology do computer science because that’s the thing that’s
science because that’s the thing that’s
science because that’s the thing that’s really you know wants me to experiment
really you know wants me to experiment
really you know wants me to experiment with things and maybe this is the
with things and maybe this is the
with things and maybe this is the vocation this is the thing I want to do
vocation this is the thing I want to do
vocation this is the thing I want to do and at some point right in my first
and at some point right in my first
and at some point right in my first second year I learned about those you
second year I learned about those you
second year I learned about those you know big intrapreneurship big shots of
know big intrapreneurship big shots of
know big intrapreneurship big shots of into the intrapreneurship and all the
into the intrapreneurship and all the
into the intrapreneurship and all the guys for the heads of the big technology
guys for the heads of the big technology
guys for the heads of the big technology companies out there you know for
companies out there you know for
companies out there you know for changing the world you know launching
changing the world you know launching
changing the world you know launching rockets you know this guy who launches
rockets you know this guy who launches
rockets you know this guy who launches rockets and he probably stole my designs
rockets and he probably stole my designs
rockets and he probably stole my designs right now as a kid so I said I probably
right now as a kid so I said I probably
right now as a kid so I said I probably want to be like those guys they’re doing
want to be like those guys they’re doing
want to be like those guys they’re doing the same thing I want to do when you’re
the same thing I want to do when you’re
the same thing I want to do when you’re building rockets they’re changing the
building rockets they’re changing the
building rockets they’re changing the world to technology so I want to be like
world to technology so I want to be like
world to technology so I want to be like those guys and I realized okay well I
those guys and I realized okay well I
those guys and I realized okay well I should probably also start a company
should probably also start a company
should probably also start a company because you know that’s what engineers
because you know that’s what engineers
because you know that’s what engineers do and everything and I said okay I’m
do and everything and I said okay I’m
do and everything and I said okay I’m gonna start a company and I also figured
gonna start a company and I also figured
gonna start a company and I also figured it out because I was wanting to do my
it out because I was wanting to do my
it out because I was wanting to do my thing and you know getting into a
thing and you know getting into a
thing and you know getting into a company and climbing the corporate
company and climbing the corporate
company and climbing the corporate ladder wasn’t really like doing your
ladder wasn’t really like doing your
ladder wasn’t really like doing your thing it’s mostly listening to your boss
thing it’s mostly listening to your boss
thing it’s mostly listening to your boss and you know trying to do what it does I
and you know trying to do what it does I
and you know trying to do what it does I said that that will slow me down I want
said that that will slow me down I want
said that that will slow me down I want to you know I want to make a business
to you know I want to make a business
to you know I want to make a business and I decided to make a business when I
and I decided to make a business when I
and I decided to make a business when I graduated and what’s the most important
graduated and what’s the most important
graduated and what’s the most important thing you need to have when you
thing you need to have when you
thing you need to have when you at business
sorry a crew that’s right you need
sorry a crew that’s right you need people you need people you want to rely
people you need people you want to rely
people you need people you want to rely on what you want to find somebody who
on what you want to find somebody who
on what you want to find somebody who believed in your mission somebody who
believed in your mission somebody who
believed in your mission somebody who won’t leave you when things get or get
won’t leave you when things get or get
won’t leave you when things get or get rough for somebody who won’t cheat on
rough for somebody who won’t cheat on
rough for somebody who won’t cheat on you somebody you can rely on and I was
you somebody you can rely on and I was
you somebody you can rely on and I was extremely lucky very very lucky to find
extremely lucky very very lucky to find
extremely lucky very very lucky to find those people when I was at the
those people when I was at the
those people when I was at the university I found those people and they
university I found those people and they
university I found those people and they say they all guys let’s steal business
say they all guys let’s steal business
say they all guys let’s steal business let’s do technology let’s change the
let’s do technology let’s change the
let’s do technology let’s change the world it’s do they on something big so
world it’s do they on something big so
world it’s do they on something big so we started a business and they said ok
we started a business and they said ok
we started a business and they said ok right now we have great you have a
right now we have great you have a
right now we have great you have a business now let’s matter where they
business now let’s matter where they
business now let’s matter where they don’t save me you know intrapreneurs are
don’t save me you know intrapreneurs are
don’t save me you know intrapreneurs are going to be millionaires blah blah blah
going to be millionaires blah blah blah
going to be millionaires blah blah blah and all that stuff well I want you to
and all that stuff well I want you to
and all that stuff well I want you to remember three things when you start the
remember three things when you start the
remember three things when you start the business straight out of college with
business straight out of college with
business straight out of college with zero experience there they’re really
zero experience there they’re really
zero experience there they’re really some some things you need to kind of
some some things you need to kind of
some some things you need to kind of knowledge first of all you have no
knowledge first of all you have no
knowledge first of all you have no experience and at this point it’s you
experience and at this point it’s you
experience and at this point it’s you know most people have difficulty finding
know most people have difficulty finding
know most people have difficulty finding an internship a job and you’re trying
an internship a job and you’re trying
an internship a job and you’re trying and you’re going there you know two
and you’re going there you know two
and you’re going there you know two companies say I want to you know I want
companies say I want to you know I want
companies say I want to you know I want to do your $100,000 a software project
to do your $100,000 a software project
to do your $100,000 a software project give me your software project I’ll do it
give me your software project I’ll do it
give me your software project I’ll do it and they’re like are you joking I mean I
and they’re like are you joking I mean I
and they’re like are you joking I mean I want to talk to your manager say that
want to talk to your manager say that
want to talk to your manager say that well my manager I mean and I’m the
well my manager I mean and I’m the
well my manager I mean and I’m the founder of the company okay said you
founder of the company okay said you
founder of the company okay said you know get out so we had we had things
know get out so we had we had things
know get out so we had we had things like that and basically even if you were
like that and basically even if you were
like that and basically even if you were very smart
very smart
very smart I mean you’re not applying for a job
I mean you’re not applying for a job
I mean you’re not applying for a job you’re trying to get a project so
you’re trying to get a project so
you’re trying to get a project so nobody’s going to look at your CV they
nobody’s going to look at your CV they
nobody’s going to look at your CV they can’t look at your experience they can
can’t look at your experience they can
can’t look at your experience they can look you know what industries should
look you know what industries should
look you know what industries should look for an out that and we had no
look for an out that and we had no
look for an out that and we had no experience so it was kind of sad it was
experience so it was kind of sad it was
experience so it was kind of sad it was very painful we had basically we start
very painful we had basically we start
very painful we had basically we start off without any experience without
off without any experience without
off without any experience without without any funding without any
without any funding without any
without any funding without any mentorship we just started business and
mentorship we just started business and
mentorship we just started business and we said you know probably we won’t be
we said you know probably we won’t be
we said you know probably we won’t be doing the things you want to do when
doing the things you want to do when
doing the things you want to do when doing big technology we just have to
doing big technology we just have to
doing big technology we just have to make money we just have to survive so
make money we just have to survive so
make money we just have to survive so became a software outsourcing company we
became a software outsourcing company we
became a software outsourcing company we just started doing software because
just started doing software because
just started doing software because that’s what we were good at that’s what
that’s what we were good at that’s what
that’s what we were good at that’s what we wanted to do so we just started
we wanted to do so we just started
we wanted to do so we just started working in order to survive and we
working in order to survive and we
working in order to survive and we started off in a small room next to our
started off in a small room next to our
started off in a small room next to our campus and we moved to Sofia in a
campus and we moved to Sofia in a
campus and we moved to Sofia in a classroom we stayed in the classroom for
classroom we stayed in the classroom for
classroom we stayed in the classroom for quite a while
quite a while
quite a while our company grew quite a bit but I was
our company grew quite a bit but I was
our company grew quite a bit but I was extremely unhappy I was extremely
extremely unhappy I was extremely
extremely unhappy I was extremely unhappy because I wasn’t doing the thing
unhappy because I wasn’t doing the thing
unhappy because I wasn’t doing the thing I want to do I was writing software I
I want to do I was writing software I
I want to do I was writing software I mean we’re one of the hundreds and
mean we’re one of the hundreds and
mean we’re one of the hundreds and thousands of software companies out
thousands of software companies out
thousands of software companies out there in the world we weren’t doing
there in the world we weren’t doing
there in the world we weren’t doing anything special and the moment we had
anything special and the moment we had
anything special and the moment we had enough funding to sustain ourselves you
enough funding to sustain ourselves you
enough funding to sustain ourselves you know not to doubt starvation after being
know not to doubt starvation after being
know not to doubt starvation after being off salaries we actually started
off salaries we actually started
off salaries we actually started experimenting with things you know
experimenting with things you know
experimenting with things you know trying to find the thing that matters
trying to find the thing that matters
trying to find the thing that matters for us and we tried all kinds of things
for us and we tried all kinds of things
for us and we tried all kinds of things we try it virtual reality augmented
we try it virtual reality augmented
we try it virtual reality augmented reality sports analytics I can probably
reality sports analytics I can probably
reality sports analytics I can probably I can probably make a separate TED talk
I can probably make a separate TED talk
I can probably make a separate TED talk about all the things that didn’t work
about all the things that didn’t work
about all the things that didn’t work out that we tried and failed miserably
out that we tried and failed miserably
out that we tried and failed miserably but then then came a I and we actually
but then then came a I and we actually
but then then came a I and we actually also you know tried some things and we
also you know tried some things and we
also you know tried some things and we kind of they give us at least you know
kind of they give us at least you know
kind of they give us at least you know prizes for trying you know like we go to
prizes for trying you know like we go to
prizes for trying you know like we go to you guys are trying I’ll keep going
you guys are trying I’ll keep going
you guys are trying I’ll keep going right but then came AI and things change
right but then came AI and things change
right but then came AI and things change it completely because what’s the
it completely because what’s the
it completely because what’s the difference between AI and other emerging
difference between AI and other emerging
difference between AI and other emerging technologies and industries is that it
technologies and industries is that it
technologies and industries is that it makes sense out from the very beginning
makes sense out from the very beginning
makes sense out from the very beginning even if you don’t know anything about AI
even if you don’t know anything about AI
even if you don’t know anything about AI even if you’ve only heard of it you can
even if you’ve only heard of it you can
even if you’ve only heard of it you can think of an application of it that can
think of an application of it that can
think of an application of it that can that can actually solve a problem and
that can actually solve a problem and
that can actually solve a problem and sometimes it can solve a huge problem
sometimes it can solve a huge problem
sometimes it can solve a huge problem ai is the field that is just emerging
ai is the field that is just emerging
ai is the field that is just emerging basically it’s an emerging technology
basically it’s an emerging technology
basically it’s an emerging technology that’s that’s I mean it’s not emerging I
that’s that’s I mean it’s not emerging I
that’s that’s I mean it’s not emerging I mean it’s been around from the 1960s but
mean it’s been around from the 1960s but
mean it’s been around from the 1960s but now it’s being commercialized right so
now it’s being commercialized right so
now it’s being commercialized right so it will become part of our lives very
it will become part of our lives very
it will become part of our lives very soon and all of us who have to do you
soon and all of us who have to do you
soon and all of us who have to do you know we know something about AI so it
know we know something about AI so it
know we know something about AI so it was just the thing I was looking for you
was just the thing I was looking for you
was just the thing I was looking for you know it made sense to me and it’s just
know it made sense to me and it’s just
know it made sense to me and it’s just something I you know this is something
something I you know this is something
something I you know this is something that’s just becoming big and I can
that’s just becoming big and I can
that’s just becoming big and I can probably make my contribution to the
probably make my contribution to the
probably make my contribution to the world and actually solve a big problem
world and actually solve a big problem
world and actually solve a big problem so what did we do in order to you know
so what did we do in order to you know
so what did we do in order to you know make this possible
make this possible
make this possible well we invested in the last few months
well we invested in the last few months
well we invested in the last few months we invested over $50,000
we invested over $50,000
we invested over $50,000 which is you know it doesn’t sound like
which is you know it doesn’t sound like
which is you know it doesn’t sound like a lot of money but for a company that’s
a lot of money but for a company that’s
a lot of money but for a company that’s our size and our age small company
our size and our age small company
our size and our age small company that’s around two years old that’s a lot
that’s around two years old that’s a lot
that’s around two years old that’s a lot of money we basically invested
of money we basically invested
of money we basically invested everything in order to make a possible
everything in order to make a possible
everything in order to make a possible to make the transition between an
to make the transition between an
to make the transition between an outsourcing company in a what did you do
outsourcing company in a what did you do
outsourcing company in a what did you do well we basically invested in hardware
well we basically invested in hardware
well we basically invested in hardware we bought hardware because you want to
we bought hardware because you want to
we bought hardware because you want to make production ready ai you need pretty
make production ready ai you need pretty
make production ready ai you need pretty good hardware we actually trained our
good hardware we actually trained our
good hardware we actually trained our best engineers we trained our best
best engineers we trained our best
best engineers we trained our best engineer and said you know you guys want
engineer and said you know you guys want
engineer and said you know you guys want making outsourcing anymore won’t be
making outsourcing anymore won’t be
making outsourcing anymore won’t be writing software for somebody else
writing software for somebody else
writing software for somebody else you’ll be learning you know how to do
you’ll be learning you know how to do
you’ll be learning you know how to do artificial intelligence so we invested
artificial intelligence so we invested
artificial intelligence so we invested in our people invested in everything
in our people invested in everything
in our people invested in everything that was know basically our company or
that was know basically our company or
that was know basically our company or branding everything that could make that
branding everything that could make that
branding everything that could make that make us in a company and today I can
make us in a company and today I can
make us in a company and today I can proudly announce that century day is the
proudly announce that century day is the
proudly announce that century day is the first a company AI as a service company
first a company AI as a service company
first a company AI as a service company in Bulgaria and you know when we reach
in Bulgaria and you know when we reach
in Bulgaria and you know when we reach that point I want to kind of take a step
that point I want to kind of take a step
that point I want to kind of take a step back and think about think about
back and think about think about
back and think about think about yourselves
yourselves
yourselves so you know when I started doing these
so you know when I started doing these
so you know when I started doing these things I said all right I want to try
things I said all right I want to try
things I said all right I want to try things out you know I want to experiment
things out you know I want to experiment
things out you know I want to experiment and basically that’s that’s how you
and basically that’s that’s how you
and basically that’s that’s how you start you start experimenting you never
start you start experimenting you never
start you start experimenting you never know where you’re gonna finish right but
know where you’re gonna finish right but
know where you’re gonna finish right but you always search for that thing that
you always search for that thing that
you always search for that thing that really really matters nothing matter if
really really matters nothing matter if
really really matters nothing matter if you’re doing business if you’re doing
you’re doing business if you’re doing
you’re doing business if you’re doing you know sports you just have to keep
you know sports you just have to keep
you know sports you just have to keep going and you have to believe that one
going and you have to believe that one
going and you have to believe that one day you find the thing that will let you
day you find the thing that will let you
day you find the thing that will let you do a big contribution to the world thank
do a big contribution to the world thank
do a big contribution to the world thank you
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