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Episode 14: Philipp Kandal On What It Takes To Innovate and Build a Successful Business


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Philipp Kandal embodies hard work and perseverance. He’s the EU General Manager for Telenav, but he wasn’t always on top of the corporate ladder.

In the past, he was Head of Engineering at Grab, he was the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Telenav, he co-founded Skobbler, he used to work as Product Manager Content at Navigon and he’s also mentoring startups in developing regions.

The mix of tech and navigation changed our life. Just think about how your latest trip would’ve gone without Google Maps.

Philipp Kandal has been in the trenches of this change.

And he shared what he learned along the way.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

How Philipp Kandal got where he is today

How business theory is applied in the real world
Why he chose Cluj, Romania for hiring software talent
How the navigation industry changed throughout the years
What the aspiring entrepreneur needs to take into account
How the Romanian ecosystem will evolve

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Startup Grind JournalBy Stefan Koritar