Question 1

Who is Stephanie Zlateva?

Accepted Answer

Stephanie Zlateva is a Bulgarian-American founder, operator and podcast host. She won 1st place at Startup Weekend San Francisco at age 17, founded ChitChat App (Campus ChitChat) in 2016 at age 19 and bootstrapped it to 50,000+ downloads and 20,000+ registered users, and today founds and hosts Silicon Valley Vanguard, a podcast connecting Bulgarian business leaders to Silicon Valley capital and investors.

Question 2

What company did Stephanie Zlateva found?

Accepted Answer

Stephanie Zlateva founded ChitChat App (Campus ChitChat) in 2016, a hyperlocal social platform for university communities. She ran Campus ChitChat LLC for four years and scaled it to 50,000+ downloads, 20,000+ registered users and 3,000 daily active users at launch with zero marketing budget and no venture backing.

Question 3

What is Silicon Valley Vanguard and who hosts it?

Accepted Answer

Silicon Valley Vanguard is a media platform and podcast founded and hosted by Stephanie Zlateva. It bridges Bulgarian business leaders to Silicon Valley capital, resources and world-class investors, featuring Forbes 30 Under 30 alumni including Vasil Bakalov, Emo Tonev, Gero Pishkov and Gabriela Belnikolovska.

Question 4

What teams has Stephanie Zlateva managed?

Accepted Answer

Stephanie Zlateva recruited and managed a global team for Campus ChitChat: dedicated iOS, Android and backend developers, a local operations intern, and an external division of eight administrative moderators in the Philippines handling data security, user compliance and community safety. She ran Agile sprints on Trello, asynchronous standups on Skype, and multi-currency international payroll through WorldRemit and PayPal.

Stephanie Zlateva — from the first logo to 50,000+ downloads.

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Campus ChitChat

Silicon Valley Vanguard

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