Jugoslav Petkovic

co-founder & CEO

2012 - Current

Investor and Investment Committee Member

2019

Founder

2012

Yougo.vc helps entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses. Yougo.vc is a personal angel fund and a loosely organized agency of growth specialists.

Executive Chairman

2012 - 2013

Povio is a new kind of photo sharing app. It's genuine & spontaneous, generating content that otherwise wouldn’t be created or shared. Y Combinator W2014 alum. I worked with the team to build and launch the product in the U.S.

program advisor

2012 - 2013

I helped organize a training program for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs who want to launch new products to market in a lean & efficient way. It's giving tools to startups and teaching bigger companies lessons from startups.

Vice President

2010 - 2012

During this time Slovenia won the European Basketball Championship bid.

advisor

2011 - 2011

After being the CEO of the company tasked with restructuring the company and installing new management, I stayed onboard to make sure the transition was as smooth as possible.

CEO

2006 - 2011

Managing the biggest on-line store in Slovenia. Leading two projects of restructuring to cope with exponential growth. Setting the strategy on the company level and in some cases on department level. Leading the R&D and marketing departments. Took the company from approx. €5M in revenue to €20M and from 20 employees to 80, while winning several accolades for best employer, best fast growing company, family friendly workplace and best on-line service and/or website.

Member of the Information Society Council to the Prime Minister

2010 - 2011

Helped shape digital strategies of Slovenia.

Member of the Strategic Development Council

2010 - 2011

CEO

2006 - 2010

Managing the leading provider of domain registration, web hosting and development of internet projects. Led the restructuring from a classic outsource agency to an added value development partner. This paid off heavily during the 2008-2011 financial crisis, which didn't slow down growth of the company. On the domain registration and web hosting side led the project of implementing an advanced IT system, which enabled the company to introduce new products to the market, which weren't available before. The company won several accolades for best employer, family friendly workplace and best on-line service (also for its clients).

CTO

2005 - 2008

Head of Engineering

2004 - 2005

e-commerce manager

2001 - 2004