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Alyona Mysko: What Founders Miss When They Are Starting Out

Episode 471 features Alyona Mysko, Founder & CEO of Fuel Finance. Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction 01:23 — How Alyona Met Alina Vandenberghe (Eastern Europe Bond) 03:59 — From Math Geek to Finance: Teachers, Simpsons, Degrees 07:02 — Big Four to Fractional CFO ➜ Founding Fuel Finance 08:44 — Opportunity Cost & Learning to Say No 12:28 — Biggest Risks—Startup, Product, Move to the U.S. 16:48 — What Founders Miss at the Start: Talk Money on Day One 23:42 — Profit 101: Your First Financial Plan & Realistic Forecasting 40:06 — Product-Market Fit Signals & Narrowing Your ICP 44:25 — Action Challenge: Set Your “Life Number” + Monthly P&L Hour Key Topics Discussed: The importance of financial planning for startups. Challenges and strategies in building a profitable business. The role of personal finance in business success. Product-market fit and its indicators. The mindset towards money and financial management. Some Questions Asked: Why did you decide to get into finance as a business? What's the mental checklist you run through before saying yes to something? What's one risk you're glad you took? Can you share a light bulb moment that changed your trajectory? What are some common financial mistakes early founders make? Episode Takeaways: Financial planning is crucial from the start to avoid costly mistakes. Understanding personal financial goals can drive business decisions. Product-market fit can be identified through systematic growth and strong customer retention. Founders should not be afraid to look at their financial numbers regularly. Building a business requires balancing between growth and financial sustainability. Find Alyona Online: Website: ⁠⁠https://fuelfinance.me/⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠  / ⁠⁠   X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/alonamysko⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠  / ⁠⁠   About Alyona: Alyona Mysko is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fuelfinance, an AI-powered financial planning and analysis platform built for SMBs. Before starting Fuel, she spent 10+ years as a CFO helping founders handle messy spreadsheets and build forecasts. Now she’s scaling that superpower with AI, giving founders real-time visibility into their numbers and faster decisions without hiring a full finance team. #entrepreneur #entrepreneurmindset #entrepreneurship #immigrant #founders #foundersjourney #finance #businessgrowth #businessstrategy #financialplanning #profitablebusiness #productmarketfit #personalfinancetips #cashflowmanagement #entrepreneurialfinance