Alyona Mysko, the founder and CEO of Fuelfinance, a native of Ukraine’s capital, is one of the many startup founders and employees whose lives were upended when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. They’re finding ways to keep working from bomb shelters and home rentals, while scrambling to make sure their employees are safe and to provide them with whatever aid they can.
We still want to realize our mission to help businesses avoid financial mistakes, and in such a way, we can make an impact on GDP growth,” she said, adding that healthy homegrown businesses supported Ukraine’s economy.
On March 22, Fuelfinance logged a major milestone for any fledgling startup: It debuted on Product Hunt, a website for sharing and discovering products and startups. Employees needed to be online and ready to respond to commenters, onboard customers, and share the Product Hunt post on social media to get more eyeballs on it.
We launched Product Hunt from bomb shelters.I think we maybe work harder than before the war
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