Becoming Founders podcast

Becoming Founders, in cut-out magazine letters, next to collage portraits of the hosts Cuong Pham and Max Dmytrenko. Early-stage founders, before the headlines.

How we built Kimiko. We turn the mic on ourselves: why we built it, the hardest parts, who it's for, what's next, and why it's named after a cat.

The trailer, 1 min 23. Beeps included.

In this episode

  1. 1:23 Who we are
  2. 1:43 Why we built Kimiko
  3. 3:27 First challenges
  4. 4:59 The wins
  5. 6:38 More than a meeting app
  6. 7:29 The hardest parts
  7. 9:54 Who we built it for
  8. 13:12 What's next
  9. 16:02 Why “Kimiko”?
  10. 18:09 How we're different
  11. 19:55 What excites us

The full episode is on YouTube. Spotify and Apple Podcasts are coming soon.

Watch on YouTube Read the transcript

Why we made Becoming Founders, in under a minute.

Becoming Founders is about the messy early days of building a company.

We talk with early-stage founders before the headlines: the first idea, the pivots, the late nights, the wins and the things nobody tells you.

Cuong Pham, collage portrait
Cuong Pham Co-founder of Kimiko.
Max Dmytrenko, collage portrait
Max Dmytrenko Co-founder of Kimiko.

What is Becoming Founders?
A podcast about the messy early days of building a company, with early-stage founders before the headlines.
Who makes Becoming Founders?
Inovia, the company behind Kimiko.
Who hosts Becoming Founders?
Cuong Pham and Max Dmytrenko, the co-founders of Kimiko, an AI note taker that uses local AI by default, with optional cloud providers.
Where can I watch or listen?
Episode 1 is on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le_bbsRHP0w). Spotify and Apple Podcasts are coming soon. Any podcast app can follow the show by its RSS feed (https://becomingfounders.com/feed.xml). The trailer and the full transcript are on this site.
What is the first episode about?
How we built Kimiko: why we started it, the hardest parts, who it is for, what is next, and why it is named after a cat.
How can I be a guest?
Guest applications open soon. We are looking for early-stage founders with a story to tell before the headlines.

Building something, still early?

Come on the show. We want the story before the headlines.

Guest applications open soon.