Product&Growth Show

Last week, we sat down with Roman Apostol, co-founder of Mate Academy, to talk about business expansion, transitioning from a big corporation to a startup, and staying resilient.

Here’s what we covered:

- How did you transition from working at Google and Preply to joining Mate Academy?
- What is the Income Share Agreement (ISA) model, and how does it work at Mate Academy?
- Why did you decide to leave Google and move to Kyiv to work on Mate Academy?
- How did you scale Mate Academy from a small offline bootcamp to a global online platform?
- What were the biggest challenges in raising venture capital, and what objections did investors have?
- How do you balance operational scalability with maintaining quality in EdTech?
- What was the strategy behind expanding into new markets like Poland and Brazil?
- How do you differentiate Mate Academy from other coding bootcamps and online education platforms?
- What impact has the war in Ukraine had on running a business, and how do you maintain resilience?
- What books, podcasts, or insights have influenced your approach to leadership and scaling a startup?