The Recursive podcast is back from winter break. Our next guest is an entrepreneur who is keen on technology and AI as much as he enjoys talking about philosophy and leadership.

Ciprian Borodescu is the co-founder of MorphL, a start-up that developed an artificial intelligence-based solution to help online stores increase sales, and optimize their product metrics.

His startup was acquired by the French company Algolia before they even managed to raise a seed round. Ciprian now serves as the Head of the R&D center of Algolia in Bucharest.

A follower of stoicism philosophy, a sports lover, and a podcast host of a show about artificial intelligence, Ciprian talks with Georgi Nenov about:

🤝🏽 The hard but life-changing decision to get acquired by Algolia and his own transition from CEO into a Head of R&D; (hint: aligning on values was key)

✨ The impact of his relationship with his life and professional partner Alexandra (“She’s one of my role models. I do the talking, but she’s the one making things happen.”);

🤔 Why he embraced stoicism and how he applies its philosophy to startup life;

👨‍🏫 The importance of coaching in entrepreneurship (“Why should athletes have coaches and entrepreneurs should not?”)