Andrey Kudievskiy
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Podcast Appearances
So who knows, this might might happen through several different opportunities, buying the companies or joining forces with some other firms and going public together. This is also an option and an option even for professional services businesses, not just technology businesses.
Two people. One is, is and always will be my dad. He was an entrepreneur in the country where entrepreneurship was not necessarily rewarded. And it actually was punished. I grew up in the former USSR. He taught me things that you need to be resilient. You need to always be optimistic. And the meaning of sometimes enough is enough. This is something that I took away from him.
Two people. One is, is and always will be my dad. He was an entrepreneur in the country where entrepreneurship was not necessarily rewarded. And it actually was punished. I grew up in the former USSR. He taught me things that you need to be resilient. You need to always be optimistic. And the meaning of sometimes enough is enough. This is something that I took away from him.
Two people. One is, is and always will be my dad. He was an entrepreneur in the country where entrepreneurship was not necessarily rewarded. And it actually was punished. I grew up in the former USSR. He taught me things that you need to be resilient. You need to always be optimistic. And the meaning of sometimes enough is enough. This is something that I took away from him.
I don't have fancy car or fancy clothing. I have a warm coat that covers me when it's cold and a t-shirt when it's a hot day. I always look up to him and just recognizing how much that affected me without me even knowing when I was young that it's building me, it's building who I am. And a second person whom I am constantly looking up is actually, he fits into three categories.
I don't have fancy car or fancy clothing. I have a warm coat that covers me when it's cold and a t-shirt when it's a hot day. I always look up to him and just recognizing how much that affected me without me even knowing when I was young that it's building me, it's building who I am. And a second person whom I am constantly looking up is actually, he fits into three categories.
I don't have fancy car or fancy clothing. I have a warm coat that covers me when it's cold and a t-shirt when it's a hot day. I always look up to him and just recognizing how much that affected me without me even knowing when I was young that it's building me, it's building who I am. And a second person whom I am constantly looking up is actually, he fits into three categories.
He's a friend, he's a mentor, he's a advisor. Actually four categories, a client, a former client. His name is Joel Milner. And I do want to recognize him if he ever listens to this episode that he affected me in many ways that he might not even think. He's someone who taught me how to step back and assess what's good for the business rather than what's good for me personally.
He's a friend, he's a mentor, he's a advisor. Actually four categories, a client, a former client. His name is Joel Milner. And I do want to recognize him if he ever listens to this episode that he affected me in many ways that he might not even think. He's someone who taught me how to step back and assess what's good for the business rather than what's good for me personally.
He's a friend, he's a mentor, he's a advisor. Actually four categories, a client, a former client. His name is Joel Milner. And I do want to recognize him if he ever listens to this episode that he affected me in many ways that he might not even think. He's someone who taught me how to step back and assess what's good for the business rather than what's good for me personally.
What do I want versus what business needs? And just provided some guidance in life by providing the very outside looking view at Andre that sometimes I cannot even take because I am thinking about something in the business or just being very focused and deeply rooted into existing problem.
What do I want versus what business needs? And just provided some guidance in life by providing the very outside looking view at Andre that sometimes I cannot even take because I am thinking about something in the business or just being very focused and deeply rooted into existing problem.
What do I want versus what business needs? And just provided some guidance in life by providing the very outside looking view at Andre that sometimes I cannot even take because I am thinking about something in the business or just being very focused and deeply rooted into existing problem.
And he comes with an outside view and saying, look, focus on something else because this is where the bigger problem is. This is where 80% of the effort should be because it will give you much bigger result. And we actually started our relationships as he was a client of distillery at a business that ultimately failed. They left us with unpaid bills.
And he comes with an outside view and saying, look, focus on something else because this is where the bigger problem is. This is where 80% of the effort should be because it will give you much bigger result. And we actually started our relationships as he was a client of distillery at a business that ultimately failed. They left us with unpaid bills.
And he comes with an outside view and saying, look, focus on something else because this is where the bigger problem is. This is where 80% of the effort should be because it will give you much bigger result. And we actually started our relationships as he was a client of distillery at a business that ultimately failed. They left us with unpaid bills.
However, it was done gracefully in a way that, all right, I knew that this is coming. We had conversations and never burned bridges. I believe that in business, you just can't do this. He was the example of someone who is very business-oriented, very business-focused. And then we started, I asked him a thing or two, he got back to me on time, actually always almost immediately answering.
However, it was done gracefully in a way that, all right, I knew that this is coming. We had conversations and never burned bridges. I believe that in business, you just can't do this. He was the example of someone who is very business-oriented, very business-focused. And then we started, I asked him a thing or two, he got back to me on time, actually always almost immediately answering.
However, it was done gracefully in a way that, all right, I knew that this is coming. We had conversations and never burned bridges. I believe that in business, you just can't do this. He was the example of someone who is very business-oriented, very business-focused. And then we started, I asked him a thing or two, he got back to me on time, actually always almost immediately answering.
We got to the point where at some moment he became an advisor of distillery and they served on our advisory board for two terms. And he was actually the person who single-handedly convinced me to open locations in Latin America, in Mexico, in Argentina, because it's the same time zone. You know how to find good talent, you know how to find good clients, but now there is still an impediment.