Ukraine

Oxide and Friends · 15 Mar 2022 · 1h 25m · Episode 8

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Andrey Akselrod, founder of People.ai and SmartLang, discusses his life in Ukraine, the cultural shift from Russian to Ukrainian identity following the 2014 Crimea annexation, and the current invasion by Russia. He details how his company evacuated its team prior to the war, continues to pay salaries to engineers defending their country, and supports Ukrainian businesses to maintain economic normalcy. Akselrod emphasizes the importance of donating to organizations like Nova Ukraine and supporting Ukrainian tech workers directly.

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Companies: People.ai, SmartLang
Also: Nova Ukraine, Brooklyn College, Dnipro, Crimea, Mariupol, Zelensky, Putin

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