How can a 29-year old founder run her startup from a bomb shelter in Kyiv?

Our guest, Alyona Mysko, joined us LIVE from Ukraine to share her startup stories and show us how we can support Ukrainian entrepreneurs.

She’s the Founder and CEO of Fuelfinance, a cloud-based financial department. They do your spreadsheets, graphs, and automations. You get P&L, Cash Flow, Financial Projections, Plan/Fact, Unit Economics, and peace of mind. All in Google Spreadsheets.

Alyona shares stories from the front lines, including how

• she's running her startup from a bomb shelter
• Ukrainian businesses are adapting to the new reality
• Fuelfinance is helping Ukraine right now
• the company created a crisis financial plan for clients and themselves prior to the war starting
• the team chatted 24/7 during the first week of the war to ensure that every team member was safe
• relocated their team from Kyiv during the first week
• they sourced a bulletproof vest and armored car for one of their colleagues who joined the Ukrainian army
• they continue to build Fuelfinance during wartime

Please support Alyona and her startup by visiting: https://fuelfinance.me?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=spring2022_PR_podcast&utm_id=5

Watch the video on the home page - it's outstanding and fun!

Please support Ukrainian Entrepreneurs here: https://www.uabusiness911.co/

Connect with Alyona and Fuelfinance via these social platforms:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyona-mysko-%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%A6-39039766/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/fuelfinance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fuelfinance_
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fuelfinance/?hl=en
Blog: https://fuelfinance.me/blog/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fuelfinance

00:00 - Slava Ukraini!
05:00 - meet Alyona Mysko and learn why she will not leave Kyiv
07:00 - why Alyona left corporate finance for the founder journey
10:00 - meet Fuelfinance - outstanding explainer video example
17:00 - how the company created a crisis financial plan for clients and themselves prior to the war starting
21:00 - staying in touch with team members during the first few hours and days after Russia invaded Ukraine
27:00 - the team members funnel 70% of their salaries to the war efforts
32:00 - one of the key strengths of female founders
37:00 - how you can support Ukrainian businesses via this link: https://www.uabusiness911.co
44:00 - here's how you can spend in Ukraine: https://spendwithukraine.com/
48:00 - how a daily regime and staying productive helps manage the horrors of war
54:00 - what the future looks like for Fuelfinance

I’m so grateful you carved out time to tune in and grab the gems from our fierce Ukrainian female founder while encouraging her and her team to keep providing their services from the middle of a war zone.

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