Aydin Mirzaee from Fellow

09/04/2025 47 min

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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 SceneChapters00:00 The Facebook Journey: A Canadian Perspective02:58 Entrepreneurial Pivots: The Story of Bach05:51 Lessons from Fluidware and Acquisitions09:59 The Genesis of Fellow: Returning to Entrepreneurship17:01 Co-Founding Dynamics: Building Strong Relationships20:06 Navigating Competition: Evolving with the Market24:02 Building a Holistic Meeting Platform26:25 Transforming a Company: The Pivot31:12 Embracing AI: A Cultural Shift35:14 User Experience: Balancing Simplicity and Engagement39:05 The Ottawa Tech Scene: A Thriving Community41:02 Adapting to Change: Learning and Growth46:19 Coping with Challenges: The Importance of SleepKeywordsFacebook, 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