Fellow AI: Revolutionizing Meetings and Boosting Productivity with AI-Driven Innovation

In this enlightening conversation, we sit down with Aydin Mirzaee, Co-Founder and CEO of Fellow AI, to explore his entrepreneurial journey and the innovative work his company is doing. With nearly two decades of experience, Aydin has built several successful startups, including Fluid Surveys, which was later acquired by SurveyMonkey. 

His latest venture, Fellow, began as a solution to the meeting overload that many organizations face as they grow. Fellow’s AI-powered platform helps teams run more efficient meetings, offering features like automated notes, summaries, and integration with other systems like CRM and task management tools. 

Aydin shares how Fellow has evolved, pivoting to focus on AI-first tools that enhance meeting productivity while ensuring privacy and security. The company’s new direction has made it a critical tool for businesses looking to integrate AI into their operations, and Aydin delves into how Fellow’s AI-driven meeting assistant is redefining the future of work.

Fellow AI: Revolutionizing Meetings with Privacy-First AI Technology

In today’s fast-paced business world, meetings can often feel like a never-ending cycle. But for Aydin Mirzaee, Co-Founder and CEO of Fellow AI, they were the perfect opportunity for innovation. With two decades of entrepreneurial experience, Aydin’s journey began with a simple yet powerful idea: to solve the meeting chaos that consumes so many organizations as they grow. His first startup, Fluid Surveys, was a huge success, but the real game-changer came when Aydin and his team pivoted to create Fellow. They realized that as companies expand, meetings start to drain productivity, and that’s when Fellow was born. Now, businesses use Fellow’s AI-powered platform to prepare for, run, and even follow up on meetings with ease, providing invaluable insights and summaries that streamline the entire process.

But Aydin didn’t stop there. In a bold move, Fellow AI was rebranded to focus on the rapidly growing world of artificial intelligence. Their new mission? To build an AI-driven “meeting agent” that not only helps businesses run more efficient meetings but also integrates seamlessly with existing tools like CRMs and task management systems. "We wanted to give people a tool that could do everything from taking meeting notes to updating systems like HubSpot or Asana," Aydin explains. Fellow AI takes it a step further with features that make it feel like a personal assistant, capable of delivering complex tasks, such as generating performance reviews based on past meetings, in a fraction of the time it would normally take.

What sets Fellow AI apart from other tools on the market is its commitment to privacy. Unlike many AI-driven platforms, Fellow AI places a high premium on user confidentiality. As Aydin puts it, “If you had a person attending every meeting, you’d want to trust them with your most sensitive information." Fellow AI’s approach ensures that all meeting content is handled with the utmost care, making it the go-to solution for companies that prioritize security alongside efficiency. With its innovative blend of AI and privacy-first principles, Fellow is poised to continue reshaping the way businesses approach meetings—and ultimately, how they work.

Why Aydin Mirzaee Believes Meetings Hold the Key to Unlocking Productivity

Aydin Mirzaee’s journey into solving the meeting madness that plagues companies everywhere didn’t come from a simple business idea—it came from real-life experience. As he recounts, the early days of his previous company, Fluid Surveys, were marked by a complete lack of structure. Despite being profitable and growing, Aydin and his co-founders realized that to scale, they needed systems in place. "Good meetings can add tremendous value, but bad ones can tear an organization apart," Aydin explains. This insight led him and his team to recognize that meetings weren’t just a necessary evil—they were an essential part of business success. With Fellow AI, the mission became clear: solve the meeting problem for every organization in the world.

The team’s big breakthrough came when they realized that their product could impact productivity at a global scale. From the outset, Fellow AI set out to create a tool that would make meetings more efficient, freeing up time for more meaningful work. However, it wasn’t until they saw traction beyond their personal networks that Aydin knew they were on to something big. "When you get someone you don’t know, who finds your product on their own, and they love it—that’s the moment," Aydin says. This validation from external users, along with a growing number of high NPS scores, fueled the team’s drive to keep improving the platform and expand its reach.

As Fellow AI grows, so does the love users have for the product. Aydin shares that one of the most rewarding aspects of building Fellow is hearing feedback from new team members who are blown away by how much users love the product. It’s a testament to the hard work of Fellow’s product team, who are constantly refining and enhancing the tool to ensure it meets the needs of a rapidly changing business landscape. With such enthusiastic user support, Aydin and his team are more determined than ever to help businesses worldwide streamline their meetings and boost productivity.

How Fellow AI is Empowering Teams of All Sizes to Master Meetings

Aydin Mirzaee knows that meetings are a double-edged sword. While they can be incredibly productive, they can also drain time and energy when not managed properly. With Fellow AI, his team has redefined how organizations, large or small, use meetings to their advantage. What started as a tool for larger teams has evolved into a versatile platform that caters to everyone—from solopreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. As Aydin puts it, “It's about capturing the right context and leaving out the noise.” Fellow’s AI-driven system helps users focus on what matters, making sure that important information from meetings is captured without the risk of irrelevant details slipping through.

The real magic of Fellow lies in its ability to help companies extract valuable insights from their conversations. It’s not just about keeping track of meeting notes—it’s about using those notes to fuel better decision-making. Whether it’s a small team wanting to capture a key customer conversation or a large company looking to improve internal communication, Fellow makes sure that the context from these discussions is utilized to its full potential. This focus on context and privacy is what sets Fellow apart. Aydin’s emphasis on privacy-first technology means that users can trust the platform to record and manage information without the fear of surveillance or unwanted data sharing.

While Fellow’s core functionality is clear, Aydin highlights the platform’s hidden gems that users might not be tapping into. One example that Aydin shared was a unique use case within his own company, where a new employee used Fellow to create an onboarding document from their meetings. By simply asking Fellow to analyze the conversations they’d had with teammates, the AI generated a comprehensive onboarding guide. Aydin sees this as just one example of the creative ways Fellow can be leveraged. "The possibilities are endless if you're willing to think outside the box," he says. Fellow AI is constantly evolving, and as teams become more familiar with its capabilities, they’ll uncover even more innovative ways to boost productivity.

Aydin Mirzaee on How AI Isn't Replacing Managers—It's Empowering Them

Aydin Mirzaee’s vision for Fellow AI has always been about empowering teams, not replacing them. As AI technologies continue to evolve, Aydin believes they provide an opportunity for organizations to do more with their time and resources. Rather than cutting costs by eliminating jobs, AI tools like Fellow allow companies to become more productive and creative. "AI lets us do things we wouldn't have otherwise done," Aydin explains, highlighting how tools like Fellow have helped his own team achieve greater efficiency without sacrificing the human touch. It’s all about enhancing, not replacing.

One of the ways Fellow achieves this is by automating mundane tasks that typically take up valuable time—like summarizing meeting notes. Aydin points out that, thanks to Fellow’s AI, employees no longer need to attend every meeting to stay in the loop. The platform delivers highly detailed summaries, allowing team members to absorb key insights without the need for endless hours spent in meetings. This shift enables companies to communicate more efficiently and gives everyone more time to focus on their work. “You can get the most important details without being there,” says Aydin. "It frees up time for more valuable tasks."

Looking ahead, Fellow’s future is even more exciting. Aydin envisions Fellow as a digital "Chief of Staff" for every organization, helping manage workflows, track progress, and even offer leadership feedback. By providing insights into areas like bottlenecks in engineering or opportunities for improvement, Fellow will be able to help managers make informed decisions faster, just as a traditional Chief of Staff would. With this vision, Fellow AI isn’t just about optimizing meetings—it’s about optimizing how organizations function, making them more effective and better equipped for the future.