From Russia to Dubai: Building an AI Platform for 150,000 Speakers

So, like you made a move between, let's say, Russia and UK and Dubai.

I'm interested to know about Dubai.

What brought you here?

Um, we decided came to Dubai with my wife, uh, when we were 29 years old after, and, uh, in a position of C-level career in corporate.

And that was not a crazy moment.

But we spent a few months just to wait.

Should we do this or not? Because you built your life.

And for 20 years, life in one country, you designed your community around you.

designed your career, your personal brand, of course, because when I came here, nobody knows us.

I have 12 years of experience for this time and nobody knows and could trust for it because your new person was coming.

But at the same time, this is just an idea in your head,

what

Why not just try to start

again from zero in your country? Because probably this is our last opportunity to do this movement.

Because one year, two years, three years more in Russia.

And I think we'll never do such movement like migration to a new country, to start business in a new country because...

I'm looking back now and I want to say for myself two and a half years ago what crazy man stuff you're doing.

But for now, yeah, it's...

Do you know what's so lovely about this space? Yeah, I'm with you.

Like the idea of moving over, starting over, doing all of this stuff is kind of worrying.

It worries every human being.

But the ease and the why is what makes it super interesting.

Like you can come in, so easy to get your trade license, no matter what your business is.

And then so easy to get your bank account and you can start operating like nothing.

While if you try to do business in other countries, man, sometimes it takes you months to get your state license and to open your bank account and to start operating.