In Episode 98 of The Product and Growth Show, I sat down with Ivan Vasylchenko, tech entrepreneur and former COO of Trade Republic. Ivan joined the company when it was still called Neon Trading and helped scale it to over 10 million customers across 17 European countries with a $5B valuation. We talked about conviction in early-stage startups, scaling under extreme pressure during COVID, and what founders often get wrong about fintech growth stories.
What did we talk about?
- How Ivan went from finance consulting and hackathons to joining Trade Republic in its earliest days
- The dodgy beginnings of “Neon Trading” and why conviction mattered more than optics
- Building product-market fit through stock market games and waiting lists
- Foundational decisions that shaped Trade Republic: licensing, building tech in-house, and compliance
- Scaling from 10 to nearly 200 people during COVID and surviving explosive customer demand
- Why fintech growth isn’t just “breaking things fast” but about stamina and regulation
- Ivan’s current projects at the intersection of AI and fintech
Ivan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-vasylchenko/
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In Episode 98 of The Product and Growth Show, I sat down with Ivan Vasylchenko, tech entrepreneur and former COO of Trade Republic. Ivan joined the company when it was still called Neon Trading and helped scale it to over 10 million customers across 17 European countries with a $5B valuation. We talked about conviction in early-stage startups, scaling under extreme pressure during COVID, and what founders often get wrong about fintech growth stories.
What did we talk about?
- How Ivan went from finance consulting and hackathons to joining Trade Republic in its earliest days
- The dodgy beginnings of “Neon Trading” and why conviction mattered more than optics
- Building product-market fit through stock market games and waiting lists
- Foundational decisions that shaped Trade Republic: licensing, building tech in-house, and compliance
- Scaling from 10 to nearly 200 people during COVID and surviving explosive customer demand
- Why fintech growth isn’t just “breaking things fast” but about stamina and regulation
- Ivan’s current projects at the intersection of AI and fintech
Ivan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-vasylchenko/
79 - мотивація, волонтерство, маніпуляції в управлінні продуктами з KOLO
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79 - мотивація, волонтерство, маніпуляції в управлінні продуктами з KOLO
В першому після початку війни випуску Product&Growth Show ми запросили команду волонтерів з KOLO - Женю Плохого з Readdle, Женю Ковалевського та Роса Салату з TECHIIA Holding, які волонтерять в KOLO і створюють технологічні продукти, які стимулюють донатти на ЗСУ.
Про KOLO: https://www.koloua.com/
Вперше вп'ятьох. Вперше після початку війни. Звісно, українською.
Про що поговорили?
- Про те, як роблять технологічні продукти в KOLO
- Чому ми взагалі це робимо? Навіщо взагалі волонтерити?
- Про те, як мотивуватти команду працювати над продуктом.
- Як маніпулювати, щоб команда працювала над тим, що ти вважаєш правильним?
- Продукти, про які ми думаємо в KOLO
Та багато чого іншого :)
Тут трохи про те, що про нас пишуть в РФ: https://dzen.ru/media/inagent_info/topmenedjery-ukrainskih-kompanii-posredstvom-rusofobskogo-fonda-kolo-sotrudnichaiut-s-radikalami-i-snabjaiut-terroristov-62fb04f76991f30ae9591c5a
Тут інтетрв'ю з Мішею Нестотром про KOLO: https://ain.ua/2022/10/03/misha-nestor-pro-fond-kolo/
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In Episode 98 of The Product and Growth Show, I sat down with Ivan Vasylchenko, tech entrepreneur and former COO of Trade Republic. Ivan joined the company when it was still called Neon Trading and helped scale it to over 10 million customers across 17 European countries with a $5B valuation. We talked about conviction in early-stage startups, scaling under extreme pressure during COVID, and what founders often get wrong about fintech growth stories.
What did we talk about?
- How Ivan went from finance consulting and hackathons to joining Trade Republic in its earliest days
- The dodgy beginnings of “Neon Trading” and why conviction mattered more than optics
- Building product-market fit through stock market games and waiting lists
- Foundational decisions that shaped Trade Republic: licensing, building tech in-house, and compliance
- Scaling from 10 to nearly 200 people during COVID and surviving explosive customer demand
- Why fintech growth isn’t just “breaking things fast” but about stamina and regulation
- Ivan’s current projects at the intersection of AI and fintech
Ivan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-vasylchenko/
