About
Bogdan Apostol is co-founder and CEO of Nestor, a platform for talent development and retention in hybrid organizations. He previously co-founded Marionette Studio and holds a Ph.D. in computer science with research cited by Intel and LG.
Founder/CEO at NestorYC S18
Intro paths
YC
Bogdan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Bogdan can intro founders to Nestor's investors below.
Nestor's investors · 3
Co-founders at Nestor
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Raluca ApostolFounder/CPO
Experience
- NestorCEOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Startup School OnlineAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of IașiPhD Student - Computer Vision, Image Processingcurrent2011 — presentIasi County, Romania
- StepFWDMentor2019
- Startup Spinner MakeathonMentor2019
- Marionette StudioCo-Founder and CEO at Emojer2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Marionette StudioCo-Founder2015 — 2018Iasi County, Romania
- FreshCreativeFounder & CTO2008 — 2018Iasi County, Romania
- MicrosoftMicrosoft Student Partner2007 — 2012Iasi County, Romania
- MaxcodeTeam Lead Quality Assurance, Unit Test Developer2007Iasi County, Romania
Skills & more
C++5.NET4C#5VB.NET4HTML55CSS4PHP5JavaScript4Node.js5Backbone.js4jQuery4MySQL4
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Microsoft SQL ServerMongoDBMentoringEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentTalent ManagementStart-upsResearchImage ProcessingComputer VisionWeb ServicesGame DevelopmentLanguages English · French
- Y Combinator S18 Batch Alumn — Y Combinator
- Business Development Foundations: Researching Market and Customer Needs — LinkedIn
- Coaching Employees through Difficult Situations — LinkedIn
- Startup School Online by Y Combinator — Y Combinator
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) — Cambridge English
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) – .Net Framework 2.0 Windows Applications — Microsoft
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bogdan Apostol?
- Bogdan Apostol is co-founder and CEO of Nestor, a platform for talent development and retention in hybrid organizations. He previously co-founded Marionette Studio and holds a Ph.D. in computer science with research cited by Intel and LG.
- Where does Bogdan Apostol work?
- Bogdan Apostol is Founder/CEO of Nestor.
- What companies did Bogdan Apostol found?
- Bogdan Apostol founded Nestor.
- Where did Bogdan Apostol go to school?
- Bogdan Apostol studied at Y Combinator (S18 Batch); Y Combinator (Startup School Online, Class of 2017); Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computers and Information Technology).
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