IdeasLab Student Acceleration Program

• Hanna is a Client Growth Partner у Qubstudio
• She was the Chief Customer Officer at Reenbit;
• She has more than seven years of experience in the IT industry and is engaged in establishing and maintaining trusting and successful relationships with clients;
• Will share how to build excellent organizational skills;
• Hanna will provide accurate advice on how to build a communication strategy with clients and within the team.

• Roman is a partner at Kohorta (themes, apps & more dev for the HubSpot platform)
• An entrepreneur who is a pro at product thinking
• Roman is a co-founder of Alfred
• The one who always thinks outside the box and will give the best advice!

Senior Business Analyst at Angel One Fund

• CTO & Co-Founder at Harmix;
• Student at Oxford University;
• Student of UCU.

• Artem is co-founder at DrugCard
• He is also a CPO & Head of PV at DrugCard
• Artem has 6+ years of experience in pharmacovigilance and Ph.D. degree focused on pharmaceuticals.
• He can help you with business processes, and legislation and will help your company to organize PhV activities in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Artem knows everything about how to stay effective and beat competitors just by being the best on the market.

• CEO at Harmix;
• CS PhD at the University of Toronto

• Dmytro is co-founder and CEO of the DrugCard company;
• He has come a long way from an engineer to public work in NGOs, consulting pharmaceutical companies and state institutions to creating a startup in the pharmaceutical field;
• Dmytro together with DrugCard has come a long way from trying to create a business in Ukraine to understanding the global problem in the pharmacovigilance market, forming a unique offer, and entering the European market;
• In a year, they attracted about $400,000, about $100,000 ARR and they continue to grow;
• Gained unique experience in business development, customer-oriented b2b sales, strategic thinking, and product launch.
  

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Senior VP and Head of Product at Iconectiv;

B2B SaaS Product Manager for 25 years at companies like Microsoft, Panasonic, Allvue Systems

• Engaged in NLP, large language models, and ways to optimize them;
• Currently working at Microsoft on the Word Copilot project;
• Previously worked at Grammarly, DataRobot, and other companies;
• Teaches an NLP course at Lviv Polytechnic.

• COO at EVA.ua;
• Founder at Littlepeope.com.ua

• 7+ years in product management (3 in a product company, 4 in outsourcing).
• A dozen discovery phases and product launches.
• Yurii can help with finding the right value proposition and answering the questions of WHAT and WHY the product should be made.

• Serial entrepreneur.
• Over 10 years of experience in different business spheres. Was a co-owner of a small pub and cheesemaking factory.
• Was a co-owner of a small IT studio.
• Currently, Yuri is a co-owner of UBOS.
• Yuri has expertise in launching PaaS, and SaaS products, creating pitch decks, public speaking, product positioning, partner search, and more.
  

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• Startup leader;
• Business coach;
• Ex-COO Fairoapp and Consors Finanz Austria;
• 18+ years in banks and fintechs.

• Ex-СТО USF, Армія дронів та Brave1

• One of the first engineers at Medallion, where we raised $85M from Sequoia Capital and others.
• Vasyl has extensive experience tackling early-stage challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Besides engineering, his journey includes conducting UX interviews, participating in sales, supporting customers, and analyzing feedback to iterate on innovative ideas and solutions quickly.

– Associate at Geek Ventures, a Pre-Seed/Seed fund focused on US startups.
– 4+ years of VC/PE experience.

Маю досвід співпраці з різноманітними стартапами та численними запитами тривалістю у 4 роки. Наразі працюю над розвитком продукту американського BioTech стартапу NextNet

Генеральний партнер в Інвестиційній компанії 3х Capital, засновник Лігал Інновейшнз ГО, LLM (Tilburg)

Владислав, спираючись на свій досвід у Startup Wise Guys та глибоке занурення у стартап-екосистему, володіє експертизою у бізнес-розвитку та продажах. Він знає, як розробляти ефективні outreach-стратегії, створювати CRM-системи, а також грамотно взаємодіяти з державними органами та корпоративними клієнтами. Загалом, він має чітке розуміння того, як удосконалювати продукт і ефективно його продавати.

Маю досвід роботи як в продуктовій так і аутсорсній компаніях – від позиції QA Engineer до Manager. Наразі працюю на проєкті, який деякий час назад був стартапом, а зараз цей продукт рекомендують такі компанії як SalesForce на свої івентах, як невідʼємну частина їхньої екосистеми. Маю можливість співпрацювати з різними командами на різних стадіях ідеї і розробки, і також впроваджувати зміни, і процеси на проєкті як технічні так і управлінські. Також є менторкою на Projector Mentorship Platform і приймала участь в волонтерській програмі від Projector Foundation, де проводила менторські сесії для студентів, які навчалися на курсі «Software testing». В компанії TechMagic є постійною QA Tech Leader і Mentor в освітній академії на QA курсі.

– https://www.linkedin.com/in/iryna-chornovol-26159999/
– https://www.prjctrmentor.com/mentor/iryna-chornovol

10+ років досвіду в продажах та роботі з клієнтами worldwide (від корпоративних до посольств та урядових організацій)

Допоможу з побудовою ефективного процесу продажів. Проконсультую стосовно визначення ICP, лідогенерації, персоналізації та автоматизації в продажах, а також поділюсь власним досвідом запуску процесу продажів SaaS-продукту. Крім цього, готовий допомогти з точковими питаннями/челленджами в продажах та комунікації з клієнтами.

Я вже більше 2 років працюю в Oracle EMEA, спочатку я відповідала за Go-to-Market програми, зараз я працюю на позиції ISV Marketing & Demand Generation Director. Відповідно роблю маркетинг і demgen в сейлз команді. Ex-CMO у Depositphotos та Admixer. Консультувала десятки тех компаній на різних стадіях.

*ця діяльність ніяк не афілійована з роботою в Oracle і відбувається у вільний від роботи час

Design Partner at Kohorta, Web & Product Designer

CEO at “Self-ERP”, 18+ years experience in FinTech & IT

Юрист в tech-сфері, privacy counsel @Wargaming, партнер @Wtech Сlub Singapore

Creative business Anzy Home, consulting Anromind, former CMO Promin’ (energy)

CEO стартап-студії Zade з понад 7-річним досвідом співпраці зі стартапами, експерт USF, магістр з менеджменту маркетингової діяльності Бізнес-школи УКУ, ментор та спікер українських та міжнародних акселераторів.

У своїй кар’єрі я пройшов шлях UX→PM→CEO→VC
Пройшов шлях від UX до PM, а потім до засновника та СЕО власного стартапу та VC. Зараз консультую українські стартапи

Valerii is a former founder and CEO in the field of technology and software engineering, with over 15 years of executive-level and consulting experience.
His expertise lies in addressing the growth challenges faced by B2B tech companies, specializing in business strategy, client success, operations, organizational transformation, and holistic management for both service- and product-oriented organizations. Additionally, he possesses a strong engineering background.

Throughout his career, he has had the privilege of working with prominent clients in the hi-tech industry, including Fortune 100, Fortune 500, and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 companies.
Currently, as a Business Data Expert and Consultant, Valerii helps companies make smarter, data-driven decisions.

Fractional COO, mentorship experience: Growth Mentor, Techstars, Sigma, Projector mentor

• 10+ years of experience as project lead
• CEO of ПРМЛ

Засновник та Генеральний директор компанії MetaliX, виробництва інтер’єрних зонуючих конструкцій і дверей зі сталі та скла. Продажі у Львові, на Заході України та експорт у 5 країн: Британія, Німеччина, Канада, Італія, Чехія. Двічі потрапляли у Forbes: жовтень 2023 у топ 40 експортерів України які успішно вийшли на експорт під час війни, червень 2024 у Forbes NEXT250, список найперспективніших компаній малого та середнього бізнесу в Україні у 2024 році. Більше 12 років в ІТ від інженера до Делівері Менеджера, будував та керував акаунтами з сумарною кількістю працівників 200. Працював з великими корпораціями – Google, Ericsson, Reddit, DropBox, Microsoft etc. Ангельський інвестор і стартап едвайзор. У 2023 портфельний стартап S.Lab переміг на IT Arena Startup Competition та став найкращим стартапом 2023 в Україні за версією Ukrainian Startup Fund. Одружений, батько 3х синів.

• Founder and CEO at YARD Delivery Inc

Operations Manager at BRISE Capital, PM of Product Clusters at Techosystem NGO

• Bohdana has been working in the field of Digital Marketing & SMM for 10 years;
• She led the media marketing department at a company within the Genesis ecosystem;
• Under her management, a cross-functional operations team of 20 people from different countries around the world (from Austria to Madagascar) worked seamlessly;
• She developed more than 5 successful SMM strategies, working with Eco-Shop, Florium, Realme, Shop of Traditions, and Ty Yak;
• Currently, Bohdana is enhancing digital communications at the Ministry of Finance.

• Entrepreneur;
• Founder of the Projects Laboratory CreatorsMatter with 11 years of project management experience (agile methodologies);
• Master of Psychology

Why Andrew became a mentor?

• Andrew Balyk – Product Manager at SoftServe, has 5+ years of experience in product management and business analysis in the field of technology and has the skills to scale products or operations in a fast-growing environment.
• Managed virtual and closed teams. Defines project resources, timelines, and dependencies. Used Lean principles and SCRUM methods.
• Able to formulate strategies for a large enterprise; conducting a market experiment.
• Andrew will show in his cases what a growing successful product is and how to achieve it.

• Olesya is the founder and CEO of Yedynka Digital – an agency for the development and promotion of digital products.
• He has extensive experience in organizing socially responsible projects (Best Ukrainian book 2011, Charity auction with the Olena Pinchuk “AntiAIDS” Foundation 2012, Life is worth it! Project with Volvo 2013)
• The company cooperates with startups in Ukraine, Denmark, and Norway.
• Olesya is a graduate of LvBS and has over 17 years of experience in marketing.
• It is this mentor who will teach participants to recognize business opportunities and build the right model that works.
• Knows everything about how to build a quality partnership.

• Nazar has more than 8 years of working in the field of operational management and project management;
• 4 years in software development;
• Member of PDMA
• Ex-director of Mobius LLC;
• Ex-vice president of “Lamor Ukraine” LLC;
• Co-founder and CEO Measurme;
• Author of the novel “When I Pulled Myself Together”.

Nazar knows exactly how to be a leader and create successful projects. His work combines knowledge of the market, a clear structure, analytics, and most importantly, how to apply knowledge in practice and achieve success.

💼 Oksana is an entrepreneur, so she perfectly knows and understands all the intricacies of building business communication.

• Worked with the international organization IATEFL BESIG, where she improved her project presentation skills at the international level.
• Participated in the TESOL Greece Big SIG Day interactive plenary panel “Education of Hearts and Minds – Education for Resilience”.

• Darya is a Co-founder of the ZEPS company, which specializes in hardware development – IoT, Drones, and robots.
• Entrepreneur with a background in the public sector, MPA, and Master of Laws. Managed technological projects in Europe and Ukraine. Attracted 700+ k USD of investment capital.

🎓Technology team mentor, a specialist in project development strategy, who knows how important it is to be a leader and how to apply these skills successfully.

💻 Sofia is an entrepreneur, co-founder, and COO at Propertymate (a startup that recently passed the acceleration program at Techstars). She spent the last three years in real estate technology. Experienced in product and business development and building the team behind it. Previously COO at Brainify, and Marketing Director at Duna.

Can help to deal with:

• forming the main indicators that reflect the state of your business;
• tools and frameworks that effectively establish a permanent process;
• pitching and presentation.

Why Tanya became a mentor?

• Tetyana is a Product Manager at SoftServe and has over 10 years of experience in B2B marketing, including ABM.
• Has experience in product marketing and development of the Energy vertical – development of value propositions and sales materials, the launch of digital campaigns. So he knows exactly how to help with the right approach to any project.
• Currently works as a product manager on two products, integration applications for Microsoft Teams, where she is responsible for the entire process from the idea to the release of applications on the Microsoft marketplace.

• Vice President for Business Development of KM Core Company.
• The first president and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine for 10 years.
• Expert and Member of the Academic Council of the MSc in Innovations and Entrepreneurship LvBS program.
• He lectured on marketing and entrepreneurship at the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School and was a keynote speaker at the International Technology Symposium at Stanford.
• He studied political science at York University, graduated from leadership programs at the INSEAD business school and venture business management at the Haas Business School in California, and has a diploma in management and an MBA from Athabasca University in Canada. He has 25 years of experience in the technology business.
• Bohdan will help you in the marketing and technological areas.