We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Antalina Fedorova a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Antalina, appreciate you joining us today. What was it like going from idea to execution? Can you share some of the backstory and some of the major steps or milestones?

Ok, I had an idea that everyone told me is genius. It sounds so simple and obvious, but nobody makes a business like this. The idea is to create a marketplace of experiences, where people share their job with guests for a day.
So, everyone has access to multiple professions and lifestyles. Students can test–drive any career path!
Experts could earn extra money just by allowing someone to shadow them!
Sounds cool, isn’t it?

Execution of your vision – is a nightmare. My brilliant team made it happen, step by step, despite pandemic times, lack of money, and lots of legal issues.

The first step was Customer Development and marketing research.
The second step was to find a talented team and motivate them to work with you driven by ideas.
Then I had to choose the name, branding, the direction.
The most interesting process was to build MVP (minimum viable product). I was looking forward to seeing how it works, but the pandemic times started. and we had to hold it, develop and make it much better than just an MVP.
Now it looks like my dream. We made a few pivots.
Today I’m looking forward to seeing how it will become scalable, I wanna enjoy the rapid growth.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I’m an expert in the experience field. My mission is to empower people to have the most fulfilling life possible and have the freedom to be anyone they want.

So, I’m a founder of the platform for experiences of trying a new profession for a day.
Anybe.com

It’s like Airbnb for professions instead of apartments.
You could try the day of a surgeon, data scientist or rock–star for a day as a guest or share your own craft, working routine as an expert. We just charge a commission fee for connecting people.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

Let me share with you some numbers: 1 reason why I moved to the US is to launch my startup.
57 places to stay I changed per my first year in California
5 cancelled contracts with investors
1 Green Card I was approved based on the National Interest in social entrepreneurship as Anybe
60 extraordinary experts who believe in my idea and are open for booking now in LA
25 people invested their talents and time to create this beautiful platform

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

Originally I had an idea of psychological tourism. I consider myself a tourist who tried different mindsets and had changed many roles in life. I was naive enough to make efforts to create a new market. When I became more realistic I made a pivot to provide more practical service: getting new connections, knowledge, and valuable experience.

Contact Info:

• Website: Anybe.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antalina.f/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antonina.anybe
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antalina-fed-30019442/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@anybeanyone

Image Credits
Yulia Youth