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 26186 Board member 54 Board of directors 337 Business Development 140808 Business Strategy 68004 Business planning 102712 C++ 12619 Commitments 38 Copyright Protection 39 Copywriting 1524 Corporate law 828 Credit cards 149 Customer Discovery 74 Customer Validation 248 Data analysis 23710 ESOP 15 Enterprise software 21684 Entrepreneurship 153610 Equity 412 Export 99 Financial planning 523 Founder equity 241 Fundraising 93851 HTML5 857 Idea validation 280 Ideation 461 Import/Export 109 Incentives 28 Investments 39715 Leadership 84039 Lean startup 1285 Legal 779 Legal agreements 126 Marketing 103295 Marketing Strategy 103634 Online advertising 54853 PHP Developer 296 Paid Advertising 113 Product Development 95810 Product Market Fit 261 Program Management / Copyright Protection / Security 8 Project management 61088 Sales 64498 Sales Strategy 29977 Social Media 66239 Social Media Marketing 41078 Software Engineering 25583 Software development 58646 Software license 12 Startups 149794 Stock Options 181 Strategy 120257 Taxes 364 Team Building 54605 Term sheet 38 Viral marketing 385 Web Development 60729