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My TED Story

Most probably one of the first romanians to get acquainted with TED (many many many years ago). He made a promise to himself to seek the opportunity and the right moment to bring TED to his native country. The opportunity came just a few years ago when TED released the TEDx initiative. Needless to say, TEDx Timisoara is the oldest still active TEDx license in Romania.

After starting up TEDx Timisoara and gathering an amazing core team of 10 volunteers, Vlad went on to spread this expertise by setting up local teams in two more cities of the country. For the first time this year the city of Reghin (one of the few places left on earth where there is an industry of hand-crafted violins and some of the greatest luthiers) and Blaj (a place with a lot of history for romanians) will produce their own local TEDx events.

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• A reply on Conversation: What 3 things did you learn while you were in a near-death experience?

  May 14 2011: Thanks! I just added it to Related Talks

• A reply on Conversation: What 3 things did you learn while you were in a near-death experience?

  May 14 2011: We always take things for granted. You only trully realize something in it's absence.
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  A comment on Conversation: As a TEDx organizer please share a best practices, an innovation, something incredible or something useful from your TEDx event.

  Apr 24 2011: After organizing 5 TEDx events I think the most incredible thing is how easy it is to make an impact world wide or at least in a totally different part of the world and how quick you can connect with high-class professionals in various countries through other TEDx organizers. We also had some great TEDx organizers attending our event and we had a great time together creating new ideas worth spreading.

• A comment on Conversation: Moving towards Behaviourally-based Segmentation Methods

  Apr 24 2011: If you know you demographics and psychographics you could have the behavior.

• A comment on Conversation: Do you think nations ought to/need to rebrand occasionally? If so, how, how often and why?

  Apr 24 2011: Do you change your core values often because you engage in global issues? I believe not. Core values is what shape us on the long-run. Everything we do and engage in is coherent with our core values. So, on the contrary you need to keep your brand, not rebrand.

• A comment on Conversation: Will social media reverse or amplify the trend towards individualism?

  Feb 16 2011: Amplify individualism... in the short run.

• A comment on Conversation: What is the difference between an artist and a scientist?

  Feb 16 2011: They both look at the world to find out the same things. Scientists look for material proofs while artists look for others as well.

• A comment on Conversation: What should I do if I see on the market a service online similar to the one I am about to launch?

  Feb 16 2011: Most of the times the company that invented or released first a certain technology, product or service is not the one that is known for this or has the best business.
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  A comment on Conversation: What is a company Brand and how does a company develop or add to it?

  Feb 16 2011: The brand is an entity that's always evolving, like you. It's physical body is the logo design, the product design, the communication materials. It's the information people have stored in your brain about your company. Being a known brand helps you secure customers. You should be the first choice that pops into their own mind on certain criteria. Specialised companies help you define yourself and advise you on creating your brand: what brand should that be, how should it look, what traits you should promote, how to get into your customer's head, how to get a unique spot in their minds, etc. I own a sensory branding company if you need help :)

• A reply on Conversation: To what extent has social media contributed to the spreading of the People's revolutions and call for Freedom in Tunisia & Egypt?

  Feb 16 2011: I agree. Traditional media has editors. Social media has none. This can be a very great thing but it can turn into a harmfull one. People at least in some countries look at social media as more reliable. It could be the case in some countries but it's not the rule. I believe that It's easyer to fool 10 regular people then 10 old editors. It's clear that we need to have both as complementary.