This is a transcript of a conversation between Woojin(Andy) Kim, the CEO of Business Canvas, and Brian, the co-founder and head of product at Typed. In this conversation, they discuss their experiences and journey in entrepreneurship. Woojin(Andy) shares his background, including dropping out of school, working at a small association in Paris, and his determination to study business management. He talks about the challenges he faced and how they led him to start his own company, Business Canvas, which focuses on document management. Brian also shares his background, his experience with startups, and how he joined Typed, a document collaboration software company. They both emphasize the importance of transparency, teamwork, and perseverance in the startup world.
1. The company, Typed, is a software that facilitates the entire process from resource collection to knowledge management over document writing [Document 1].
2. Typed aims to reduce the time for looking for certain files and managing folders, allowing humans to focus on document writing [Document 1].
3. The company's goal is to become a better version of Google Docs slides and Google Drive [Document 1].
4. Typed was founded in 2020 and has raised a total of 7 million USD, with the most recent round being 5 million USD [Document 1].
5. The CEO of Typed is Woojin(Andy) Kim [Document 1].
6. The company's software allows users to collect variety types of references, whether it be PDF, Excel, and Word, and refer to all those different forms of files directly while writing a document [Document 1].
7. Typed has users coming from over 150 countries, with around 30,000 users worldwide [Document 1].
8. The company's mission is to provide more opportunities for people to achieve equality through providing more opportunities through technology [Document 1].
9. Typed's software is designed to help users write better business plans and pitch decks [Document 2].
10. The company's team culture is described as being radically transparent, having mutual respect, and having fun [Document 2].
11. Typed's product is seen as similar to the way the human brain works, as it finds patterns between different information [Document 2].
12. The company's software is designed to help users write better business plans and pitch decks [Document 2].
13. The company has raised a total of 7 million USD, with the most recent round being 5 million USD [Document 2].
14. The company's team culture is described as being radically transparent, having mutual respect, and having fun [Document 2].
15. The company's software is designed to help users write better business plans and pitch decks [Document 2].
16. The company has raised a total of 7 million USD, with the most recent round being 5 million USD [Document 2].
17. The company's team culture is described as being radically transparent, having mutual respect, and having fun [Document 2].