Dimitry Rotstein

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Founder at Miranor

http://byu.cofounderslab.com/profile/dimitry-rotstein

Dimitry's Skills

Business Development

Technical

Operations

Product Management

Design

Marketing

Sales

Finance

Management

User Experience

Strategy

Fundraising

Background

Age Group

36-55

About Dimitry

I've been a programmer for 23 years (with a B.Sc. in Software Engineering, some industry experience, and many private/social projects), and a full-time entrepreneur for 8 years (filling various roles, including CTO and CEO), although now that I think of it, I've had an "entrepreneurial spirit" for as long as I can remember myself, which is a no small feat considering that I grew up in a communist country, where entrepreneurship was illegal. And the fact, that after 8 years with only a few small successes I'm still able to resist lucrative job offers, tells me that my desire to be an entrepreneur is here to stay.
One thing I like doing most is bringing order to chaos (sounds Borg-ish, I know), i.e. taking large amounts of data and turning it into an easily consumable knowledge. In fact, most of my projects seem to have revolved around this concept. This tendency toward order includes organizational skills in general, which I've used to manage an HR office for a year, and a social club of 100-200 people for over a decade.
I also seem to have a neck for public speaking. On several occasions I even gave improvised speeches in front of thousands of people. No sweat.
In short, I bring with me a vast array of relevant knowledge and experience, the ability to work hard for nothing but a dream, persevere in the face of failure, and to fulfill various startup roles as necessary, not just CTO.
Oh, and I also possess a well-simulated sense of humor that can help the team survive those dark moments all entrepreneurs must face.

Work Experience

Head of R&D

SafeZone Export Control

July 2015 - September 2016

Developing a complex, innovative web-based software (front-end and back-end) for exporters of military and dual-use technology.

Education

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

B.Sc. in Computer Sciences + B.A. in Physics

1999 - 2005

Certification

Business Development and marketing

MATI-Haifa entreprenureal center

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Acquisitions 404 Advisors 527 Angel investing 1339 B2B 24099 Board member 54 Board of directors 337 Business Development 129985 Business Strategy 64680 Business planning 94045 C++ 11867 Commitments 38 Copyright Protection 39 Copywriting 1524 Corporate law 828 Credit cards 149 Customer Discovery 74 Customer Validation 248 Data analysis 22006 ESOP 15 Enterprise software 20492 Entrepreneurship 141171 Equity 412 Export 99 Financial planning 523 Founder equity 240 Fundraising 85479 HTML5 857 Idea validation 280 Ideation 459 Import/Export 109 Incentives 28 Investments 36584 Leadership 78490 Lean startup 1284 Legal 779 Legal agreements 126 Marketing 95581 Marketing Strategy 95454 Online advertising 52165 PHP Developer 296 Paid Advertising 113 Product Development 86678 Product Market Fit 261 Program Management / Copyright Protection / Security 8 Project management 57817 Sales 60028 Sales Strategy 27892 Social Media 62461 Social Media Marketing 38676 Software Engineering 23666 Software development 54410 Software license 12 Startups 136683 Stock Options 181 Strategy 111068 Taxes 364 Team Building 51195 Term sheet 38 Viral marketing 386 Web Development 56878