The Committed Innovator The Committed Innovator: Enabling and harnessing the innovation process
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Dec 17, 2025 
Andrey Khusid, founder and CEO of Miro, shares the journey from digital whiteboard to an AI-driven innovation workspace. He highlights how Miro enables remote collaboration, making the innovation process seamless. Andrey discusses his decision to keep Miro cloud-based and the significance of templates in easing user adoption. He emphasizes balancing top-down vision with empowering grassroots ideas and reveals how AI can accelerate project outcomes. Plus, he reflects on the lessons learned during COVID and the importance of staying close to customers.
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One Universal Visual Canvas
- Miro evolved from a browser whiteboard into an AI innovation workspace serving 100 million users and 250,000 customers.
- The platform's horizontal visual canvas was a deliberate bet to support many use cases in one surface.
Origins In A Creative Agency
- Andrey started Miro to bring the whiteboard into the browser while running a creative agency with remote clients.
- Early design emphasized a universal experience to handle diagramming, mind maps, and brainstorming on one canvas.
Collaboration By Default
- Miro made collaboration the default and sold in multi-seat packages to nudge team usage.
- The product prioritized multiuser flows rather than single-player diagramming tools.