Summary In this conversation, Alyona Mysko discusses her journey in finance and the motivation behind building a financial management product. She shares her early interest in math and economics, as well as the inspiration she received from professors and corporate finance professionals. Alyona emphasizes the importance of making finance accessible and easy to understand for both financial and non-financial people. She also highlights the current demand for financial management solutions and the company's evolution from offering services to building a product.Takeaways1. Alyona's passion for finance and her background in managing finance led her to build a financial management product.2. The company's goal is to make finance accessible and easy to understand for both financial and non-financial people.3. There is a high demand for financial management solutions, especially during periods of financial downturn.4. The company started by offering services in financial management and evolved to build a product based on customer needs.Chapters00:00 Introduction01:18 Who Is Alyona Mysko03:40 What is Fuel Finance06:52 How to validate idea and how much time it takes 10:20 First time founder guide on hiring people16:50 What's the metric to identify product success18:55 What is revenue per employee21:23 How first time found raise venture capital and what are the strategies25:25 How to look right investor 26:06 What is the right way to write PITCH DECK30:50 What is Goto Market strategy31:58 How to lead a team as a leader36:50 Learning points for first time founders39:03 Enterpreunership, Fin Tech and Startup trends in 2024 41:22 Fuel finance launches42:26 Recent Guest Question for Alyona Mysko 43:16 ConclusionConnect with Mudassir ? YouTube Channel - @prodcircleHQ ? Twitter - https://twitter.com/ProdcircleHQ? Instagram - https://instagram.com/prodcirclehq? Website - https://prodcircle.com/? Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mudassir-mustafa/