About

Dragos Novac While presently there are several Romanian internet discussion groups about themes comprehending business issues under diverse forms, @rgumente is the first blog from Romania about business and strategy. It is yet another voice in the space about what is happening in the business world, the way I see it.

Why business and strategy?
Because every day I am observing or being involved in the business world both from Romania and from outside and I tend to have a strong opinion about what is going on. People I usually hang out with don't really discuss about this stuff so here I am with @rgumente.

Why Romania?
Because this is the place where I was born, where I always came back from my life journeys and where I am presently trying to make a living. Finally, because the business environment from this corner of the world presents several different perspectives quite interesting or scary, depending on the mood of the observer.

Who?
@rgumente is written by Dragos Novac. If you want to contact me, email works best.

Some of the frequently asked questions:

What is a blog?
Most of you would probably say it's a silly question.:) Basically @rgumente is a website updated frequently with the analysis, news and insight that may give you an idea about the business environment from a strategic or technological perspective and that might even help you run your business. I believe in business intelligence and following the news and analysis is a good opportunity for providing just that.
If you're really interested in what a blog is read the definition from here.

How frequent do you write?
Following news and analysis became part of my every day routine, as such you may expect daily updates.

Who should read @rgumente?
Everybody, of course! Or, more specifically, two types of everybody: 1) those who are closely following the news, being interested in getting familiar with the Romanian environment or with different issues that are strategy, business or technology related, and 2) those who are involved in the business world dealing with or in Romania, and interested in following specific industry or market related news or trends. I fell into the latter category, I am involved in the Romanian business world and @rgumente actually helps me follow and synthesize the piece of news I am interested in. Be warned that topics cover business, technology and strategy issues and concepts, so if you're not genuinely interested or familiar with the concepts you may very easily get bored.

Why would I read @rgumente in the first place anyway?
That is your choice. Take it as some sort a commented news source that tries to look deeper into the facts and does not take anything for granted. 

Why is it better than other existing sources - newspapers, discussions groups, think tanks, etc?
It is not, it just complements them if you want. It is certainly an alternative. Objective. While @rgumente presents my views on the events I try not to take sides and just comment on pure facts. Also, I think that parts of my observations are the discourses I regularly follow on the web and hence the urls listed on the link page.

I would like to add a different perspective or an additional idea to what you write. Is it possible?
It sure is. Just click on the link comment from the link below the title of the post and thereby you can freely express your point of view.

You wrote about me or my company and I think that you got it all wrong, you were mean and subjective. What now?
See previous answer. Try to make a difference between the facts and your anger though.

Why did you give your real name?
Because I take responsibility to all the details I am writing about. Besides I am an egomaniacal masochist. :)

My question isn't answered in this FAQ. What now?
Send an email to drnovac at gmail. Thank you!