Marek Plavcan, Chief Business Officer and co-founder of Airvolute, shares his journey from studying international business and working in government to helping build a technology company at the forefront of unmanned systems. He explores the unexpected evolution of Airvolute, from developing autonomous warehouse inventory drones to creating an autopilot platform now used by more than 100 customers across 30 countries.
Marek also discusses why open architecture and modularity could shape the future of unmanned systems, the importance of building a strong engineering community, and the lessons he's learned about perseverance, founder alignment and delegation. He shares his perspective on the skills needed to build meaningful technology companies and why creating solutions that have a real-world impact is at the heart of Airvolute's mission.
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