On a very special episode of Founder Vision, Yurii Filipchuk joins Brian Gupton from his home in Kyiv, mere kilometers from the active warzone, on the 8th day of the Russian invasion. Yurii and two cofounders (who were themselves displaced by conflict in 2014 and now again in 2022), formed Party.Space as a way to create virtual “microverses” - VR environments for events, conferences, and parties. When your real world is under pressing threat, what is the creator of a virtual world to do? 

Yurii shares so much with us in this powerful interview.

Topics include:
- Day to day life under the shadow of war
- How tech companies and everyday people can support the Ukrainian resistance, both virtually and physically
- How the Ukrainian tech community is fighting - and winning - a “meme war” to destabilize critical Russian IT infrastructure and get real information to the Russian people.
- How Ukrainian businesses are surviving, and how to support them
- Differing responses within the Ukrainian workforce; ranging from crippling fear to “work therapy”

All this and more. We hope you’ll give it a listen, and continue to listen to the people of Ukraine.

Interview recorded 5:30pm Ukrainian time on Thursday, March 3.

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