Miro’s CEO Andrey Khusid on navigating explosive growth

About this episode

Andrey Khusid discusses his journey from Realtime Board to Miro, focusing on growth, leadership, and adapting to change.

In an in-depth conversation with our Managing Partner, Carlos Eduardo Espinal, Miro’s co-founder and CEO, Andrey Khusid shares his incredible founder journey, from starting Realtime Board, his simple idea of bringing whiteboards into browsers, to Miro, now a global organization valued at nearly $20 billion. He reflects on the company’s explosive growth from 200 to 1800 people in just 18 months during 2020-21, the importance of hiring for mindset over experience, and the transition from a product-led growth model to incorporating sales-led strategies. Andrey highlights key moments, cultural shifts, and the impact of leadership on the company’s trajectory. Additionally, he offers insights into maintaining team cohesion, learning from failures, and adapting to the ever-changing business landscape, especially with the advent of AI. Tune into this insightful episode providing an in-depth look at scaling a tech startup globally and the lessons learned along the way. Show Notes: Andrey Khusid - linkedin.com/in/khusid Carlos Eduardo Espinal - linkedin.com/in/carloseduardoespinal Miro - miro.com Seedcamp - seedcamp.com Overview: 00:00 Explosive Growth and Leadership Challenges 00:35…

People in this episode

Host: Carlos Eduardo Espinal

Guest: Andrey Khusid

Topics covered

• explosive growth
• leadership
• tech startup
• product-led growth
• sales-led strategies
• team cohesion
• AI

Keywords

• Miro
• Andrey Khusid
• Carlos Eduardo Espinal
• explosive growth
• tech startup
• product-led growth
• sales-led strategies
• team cohesion
• AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miro, Realtime Board, Seedcamp

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