Aydin Mirzaee from Fellow

Aydin Mirzaee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fellow.

Fellow.app is an all-in-one AI meeting assistant designed for remote and hybrid teams, offering transcription, summaries, and action item tracking. It streamlines meetings with collaborative agendas and integrations, helping teams work smarter and faster.

Takeaways

- Being the First Canadian on Facebook

- The Story of Bok - Aydin's First Venture

- Lessons from Fluidware and Acquisition by SurveyMonkey

- Lessons and Learnings on Pivoting

- Co-Founding Dynamics: Building Strong Relationships

- Navigating Competition: Evolving with the Market

- Building a Holistic Meeting Platform

- Transforming a Scaling Company: The Pivot

- Embracing AI: A Cultural Shift

- User Experience: Balancing Simplicity and Engagement

- The Ottawa Tech Scene

Chapters

00:00 The Facebook Journey: A Canadian Perspective

02:58 Entrepreneurial Pivots: The Story of Bach

05:51 Lessons from Fluidware and Acquisitions

09:59 The Genesis of Fellow: Returning to Entrepreneurship

17:01 Co-Founding Dynamics: Building Strong Relationships

20:06 Navigating Competition: Evolving with the Market

24:02 Building a Holistic Meeting Platform

26:25 Transforming a Company: The Pivot

31:12 Embracing AI: A Cultural Shift

35:14 User Experience: Balancing Simplicity and Engagement

39:05 The Ottawa Tech Scene: A Thriving Community

41:02 Adapting to Change: Learning and Growth

46:19 Coping with Challenges: The Importance of Sleep

Keywords

Facebook, entrepreneurship, pivots, acquisitions, Fellow, Fluidware, competition, co-founders, AI, business strategy, AI, meeting platform, company transformation, user experience, Ottawa tech, coaching, business challenges, sleep, productivity, innovation