On August 2nd - 4th, Founder Institute hosted the FounderX 2022 global summit, where the FI network gathered over 3 days for a series of fun virtual networking events, group workshops, and engaging talks from top keynote speakers across the tech and startup global ecosystem.
The goal of FounderX was to facilitate meaningful connections and learning between the entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and leaders in our network—and the tremendous conference turnout achieved that goal, with attendees joining live from across more than 110+ countries and all 6 continents. Watch Founder Institute CEO Jonathan Greechan interview featured keynote speaker Andrew Filev!
Interview with Andrew Filev (Founder/CEO of Wrike)
Andrew Filev is the founder and CEO of Wrike, a collaborative work management platform that was acquired by Citrix for $2.25BN in 2021. Wrike was included on Deloitte’s Technology Fast™ 500 list for the sixth consecutive year in 2020, named a Leader in the Forrester Wave on Collaborative Work Management Enterprise Tools for the third time in 2020, and selected as a top workplace by the Bay Area News Group for the fifth straight year in 2019.
Andrew has more than 20 years of experience in the technology sector, and his insights on entrepreneurship, productivity, and the future of work have been featured in leading business publications, including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and The New York Times.
He was named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award Finalist in Northern California and Bay Area News Group 40 Under 40 nominee.
Andrew Filev Interview Insights:
- Andrew’s story of growing Wrike
- Bootstrapping tips
- Why customers are your best investors
- Skipping “freemium” to differentiate as a premium product
- Finding focus and product-market fit in the SaaS market
- How to effectively play Devil’s Advocate internally to improve your product
- When to hire more salespeople vs. tech people
- How to approach sales as an engineer
- Playing to the advantages of each growth stage like the different phases of life
- Communication tips for leading a remote team
- Translating in-person culture into an online environment
The next FounderX global conference is already in its very early planning phases, most likely to take place in mid-2023, and possibly as an in-person event. To learn more about the FounderX global summit, visit FounderX.com
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