Ivan Smolnikov's guest appearances

Ivan Smolnikov

The Worldly Marketer Podcast

Generation You with Catalin Matei

SlatorPod

Diego Cresceri

Sean Duffy

Josh Steimle

Shama Hyder

Andy Molinsky

Patrick Kelly

Michele Smith

Carrie Fischer

Vasco Pedro

Ryan Patel

Mike Michelini

Steven Hoffman

Neal Schaffer

Shlomo Freund

James Ellis

OwlTail

In a guest-centered episode, Ivan Smolnikov, CEO and Founder of Smartcat, joins SlatorPod to talk about the company’s journey as a tech-powered SaaS platform.Ivan discusses his not-so-typical professional background and how he got into the language services and tech industry. Since 2016, he has been focused on building Smartcat into an accessible SaaS platform with a marketplace of suppliers.The CEO talks about the complex ecosystem that comes with servicing three different client segments — enterprises, LSPs and freelancers — and how Smartcat aligns its interests with them.Ivan also discusses how they use multi-layered technology to find qualified suppliers and match them with buyers by analyzing terminology and collecting customer feedback. Although buyers increasingly directly edit MT output in Smartcat, he still sees a bright future for specialist and tech-enabled LSPs.The Pod rounds off with Ivan’s views on raising funds in the language industry, especially throughout the pandemic, as they closed a Series B round worth USD 14.6m.

In a guest-centered episode, <a href="https://slator.com/tag/ivan-smolnikov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ivan Smolnikov</a>, CEO and Founder of <a href="https://slator.com/tag/smartcat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat</a>, joins SlatorPod to talk about the company’s journey as a tech-powered SaaS platform.Ivan discusses his not-so-typical professional background and how he got into the language services and tech industry. Since 2016, he has been focused on building <a href="https://www.smartcat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat</a> into an accessible SaaS platform with a marketplace of suppliers.The CEO talks about the complex ecosystem that comes with servicing three different client segments — enterprises, LSPs and freelancers — and how Smartcat aligns its interests with them.Ivan also discusses how they use multi-layered technology to find qualified suppliers and match them with buyers by analyzing terminology and collecting customer feedback. Although buyers increasingly directly edit MT output in Smartcat, he still sees a bright future for specialist and tech-enabled LSPs.The Pod rounds off with Ivan’s views on raising funds in the language industry, especially throughout the pandemic, as they closed a <a href="https://slator.com/smartcat-raises-usd-14-6m-in-series-b-to-scale-tms-tech-marketplace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Series B round worth USD 14.6m</a>.

#83 Smartcat CEO Ivan Smolnikov on Translation SaaS and Marketplaces

Ivan Smolnikov is an entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in linguistic technologies and services. Currently, he is the CEO of Smartcat.ai, a cloud ecosystem that makes it easy for companies and translators to connect and collaborate. With a strong background in applied sciences, Ivan began his entrepreneurial journey in 2004, when he co-founded his first language services company. Focused on high-quality, technology-intensive translation and localization, ABBYY Language Services now has more than 2,500 corporate clients worldwide, including many Top-100 Global Brands and Fortune 500 companies. ABBYY LS is a part of the ABBYY Group, which is a leading global software developer for the language services industry. In 2013, Ivan founded Smartcat.ai and in 2016, it received backing from a venture fund to support its quick growth. In his role as Smartcat's CEO, Ivan is focused on building a next-generation platform for translation automation that enables an effective relationship between the key participants of today’s translation market: freelance translators, translation agencies, and translation service buyers.   Links:  ai website Smartcat on LinkedIn Smartcat on Facebook Smartcat on YouTube Smartcat on Twitter Smartcat Blog Ivan’s blog on Medium Ivan on LinkedIn Ivan on Facebook Ivan on Twitter 

Ivan Smolnikov is an entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in linguistic technologies and services. Currently, he is the CEO of <a href="http://Smartcat.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat.ai</a>, a cloud ecosystem that makes it easy for companies and translators to connect and collaborate. With a strong background in applied sciences, Ivan began his entrepreneurial journey in 2004, when he co-founded his first language services company. Focused on high-quality, technology-intensive translation and localization, ABBYY Language Services now has more than 2,500 corporate clients worldwide, including many Top-100 Global Brands and Fortune 500 companies. ABBYY LS is a part of the ABBYY Group, which is a leading global software developer for the language services industry. In 2013, Ivan founded <a href="http://Smartcat.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat.ai</a> and in 2016, it received backing from a venture fund to support its quick growth. In his role as Smartcat's CEO, Ivan is focused on building a next-generation platform for translation automation that enables an effective relationship between the key participants of today’s translation market: freelance translators, translation agencies, and translation service buyers. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.smartcat.ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ai website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartcatai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/smartcatai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat on Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKUamgbbSDDe5AGCZ5jeBg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat on YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Smartcatai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.smartcat.ai/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartcat Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@ismolnikov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ivan’s blog on Medium</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-smolnikov-b7996221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ivan on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ivan.smolnikov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ivan on Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/i_smolnikov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ivan on Twitter</a></li> </ul>

TWM 079: Going Global from the Start with Automated Cloud Solutions w/ Ivan Smolnikov