Boris Valkov

So if you're small, you start with things that don't scale. Usually you're trying to kind of improve things as they go. But I think the way for you to become really, really sophisticated and be able to overcome and beat the competition is just to embrace technologies because that's such an unfair competitive advantage. Of course, like coming from a technology company,

So if you're small, you start with things that don't scale. Usually you're trying to kind of improve things as they go. But I think the way for you to become really, really sophisticated and be able to overcome and beat the competition is just to embrace technologies because that's such an unfair competitive advantage. Of course, like coming from a technology company,

I'm biased, but that's one of the ways for a small company to be able to catch up. That's the fastest way because what's the other one? The other way is just to go to these slow processes over time and companies have accumulated knowledge over decades of how to do things properly. So the only way

I'm biased, but that's one of the ways for a small company to be able to catch up. That's the fastest way because what's the other one? The other way is just to go to these slow processes over time and companies have accumulated knowledge over decades of how to do things properly. So the only way

Yeah. Thanks, Tommy. It's great to be here. So maybe I can start with a quick story. I was born in Europe in a country called Bulgaria, a small 6 million people country and beautiful place. And then from there, my family and I immigrated at the age of seven to Germany. I spent three years in Germany. We didn't have money. My dad worked as a construction worker. My mom worked in a restaurant.

Yeah. Thanks, Tommy. It's great to be here. So maybe I can start with a quick story. I was born in Europe in a country called Bulgaria, a small 6 million people country and beautiful place. And then from there, my family and I immigrated at the age of seven to Germany. I spent three years in Germany. We didn't have money. My dad worked as a construction worker. My mom worked in a restaurant.

And I was in school, second grade. So we stayed there for three years. And then our business expired. We came back in Bulgaria. In the savings, we opened a local family-owned business, grocery store. So, and this is where I encountered for the first time, like the call center 0.1 version, where customers will call on the phone or help them. And then they'll come in person.

And I was in school, second grade. So we stayed there for three years. And then our business expired. We came back in Bulgaria. In the savings, we opened a local family-owned business, grocery store. So, and this is where I encountered for the first time, like the call center 0.1 version, where customers will call on the phone or help them. And then they'll come in person.

I'll try to understand what's the problem and try to help them. And this is where I kind of found like the more people you help and the happier they are, the happier I am. So that's how I defined my goal in life. And that's how I started. So from there, I also got obsessed with the engineering and technology, and I graduated computer science. So this is where I met my co-founder, Stan.

I'll try to understand what's the problem and try to help them. And this is where I kind of found like the more people you help and the happier they are, the happier I am. So that's how I defined my goal in life. And that's how I started. So from there, I also got obsessed with the engineering and technology, and I graduated computer science. So this is where I met my co-founder, Stan.

And from there, I started thinking, we work in this software company, I started thinking, how can I impact the maximum amount of people? And that was just a passion of mine, kind of build software, now I have a new skill, build a software that impacts the maximum amount of people.

And from there, I started thinking, we work in this software company, I started thinking, how can I impact the maximum amount of people? And that was just a passion of mine, kind of build software, now I have a new skill, build a software that impacts the maximum amount of people.

And then in Bulgaria, there weren't too many examples of startup companies that have reached really the level of like impacting the maximum amount of people that I was imagining to do But I knew about Google, Microsoft and Microsystems and the other companies.

And then in Bulgaria, there weren't too many examples of startup companies that have reached really the level of like impacting the maximum amount of people that I was imagining to do But I knew about Google, Microsoft and Microsystems and the other companies.

So from that perspective, I just thought, OK, I need to come to the United States and start a company and help as many people as I can with software. And that's kind of how we started the whole kind of a journey. I applied to 20 U.S. companies and I didn't get any responses. So I took a longer path.

So from that perspective, I just thought, OK, I need to come to the United States and start a company and help as many people as I can with software. And that's kind of how we started the whole kind of a journey. I applied to 20 U.S. companies and I didn't get any responses. So I took a longer path.

So I'm like, OK, the next idea will be I join the only company I knew that has a headquarters in the United States called VMware. I worked very hard, harder than anyone else. And then I got to a point where they offered me to be the first transfer to the United States headquarters out of 1,000 people office. And that's kind of how I came to the United States.

So I'm like, OK, the next idea will be I join the only company I knew that has a headquarters in the United States called VMware. I worked very hard, harder than anyone else. And then I got to a point where they offered me to be the first transfer to the United States headquarters out of 1,000 people office. And that's kind of how I came to the United States.

And that was kind of a mission accomplished stage one. And then I worked a couple of years for VMware, then Facebook. It was amazing, as you mentioned, like we're one of the best people in the world. And then at Facebook AI, we're actually working on one of the best AI software that you can imagine in the world with one of the best people, PhD researchers, AI engineers, etc.

And that was kind of a mission accomplished stage one. And then I worked a couple of years for VMware, then Facebook. It was amazing, as you mentioned, like we're one of the best people in the world. And then at Facebook AI, we're actually working on one of the best AI software that you can imagine in the world with one of the best people, PhD researchers, AI engineers, etc.