Filip Kirschner is the co-founder and COO of the Czech development company Applifting, which creates digital products with the potential to positively impact people’s lives, particularly in the fields of fintech, healthtech, fittech, and edtech. He started out as an iOS developer, later moved into graphic design and UX, but what he enjoys most is designing and building products. At Applifting, Filip is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations and overall functioning. He built the 170+ people company on a unique principle of absolute transparency, so-called “teal” organization—one with full ownership of the team, and where profit is seen only as a means to achieve higher goals. Filip enjoys windsurfing, the well-known role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, and sharing knowledge—whether by mentoring team leaders or speaking about leadership skills at events.