Arsen Tomsky is far from the typical CEO of a digital giant. In fact, the concept of the great founding manager has changed a lot, but there’s an even bigger twist in Tomsky.
He was born in Yakutsk, one of the coldest towns on the planet, near the Arctic Circle, in Russian Siberia, where almost eternal winter temperatures can reach -60 degrees Celsius.
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His vision, as he himself puts it, has always been one and only: “Fight against injustice and help as many people as possible”, which will at least be explained by his current and future actions, which he tells us about. It’s not a simple pose.
“Taxi drivers and movers (in his own town) abused their wages,” Tomsky recalls, especially students who had to move to universities. There, the standalone drivers group (independent drivers, later InDrive) was born and took that platform as it is today: a meeting point where the driver and passenger negotiate and agree on the price before each service.
“We need to create a new model of tech companies that don’t just think about profit, but also help fight injustice. It’s something that personally defines my lifestyle,” explains Tomsky, as he slowly speaks, breathes, looks down, trying to control another personal trait: He has stuttering, an additional problem he struggles with every day.
Like this In Tomsky’s words, InDrive offers drivers a better percentage of profit compared to other transportation apps. “And we recently launched a plan to become a fintech to give credit to drivers and an education plan called BeginIT, which aims to educate young people about technology in schools and give them a vision of a new world to reduce injustice,” he says.
This program aims to promote the enjoyment of technology and software development.
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Arsen Tomsky has no home. What car. And this year he plans to start selling his stake in the company with the idea of launching new projects to support young people starting companies and “fighting injustice”.
InDrive has created training and recognition programs for women entrepreneurs in addition to BeginIT; Another mentorship for entrepreneurs, and on that path Tomsky wants to continue moving forward.
AND one of these dreams is to create a network of free universities to train entrepreneurs. “They will become leadership universities with the goal of influencing the lives of many. Like the Singapore model that focuses on training leaders,” explains the founder of InDrive, who thinks this project “will be my main focus over the next 25 years.”
Do you have Colombia in your plans? Yes, our country is the fifth largest country in terms of the number of drivers and is growing rapidly in its presence. In fact, it can be said that InDrive is in intermediate towns and cities where other transportation apps can’t reach.
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Source: Exame
