Jobs: Ilya Flax, CEO Fibrum

What do you do in your work?

I am the founder and CEO of Fibrum, which develops software- and hardware-solutions to mobile virtual reality market.

In 2013, he assembled a team of like-minded people, and we started working on the creation of Russia's first virtual reality helmet Fibrum Pro. At the beginning of 2016 sold more than 11,000 pieces, and mobile applications were downloaded by users Fibrum more than seven million times.

As the head-mounted display can be used in everyday life and work?

In virtual reality, you can be anyone and do anything: to travel to the center of the earth based on the novel Jules Verne, ride a roller coaster, shooting at zombies, soar like a bird, to conquer space and more more.

The most common and popular today method of using a head-mounted display - it's fun and gaining new, inaccessible to ordinary life experiences. But helmets can be used anywhere: in medicine, education, the military-industrial complex, construction, tourism.

My dream is to bring into the world something new that will change people's lives for the better.

For example, there are interesting projects on the study of human anatomy in virtual reality. Real Estate Center is actively interested in creating virtual models of residential complexes. This will save a lot of time for customers and the company itself. Just imagine: Download the app and you can consider an apartment in every detail, even the view from the window!

Why braked mass yield of virtual reality devices?

Society is divided into innovators, early and late followers and latecomers. The number innovators is only 2.5%, and early adopters - about 10-13%. To reach the mass market, it is necessary to bridge the gap between early and late followers, and this is possible only at the expense of friendly, interesting and complex product.

Now, virtual reality - "blue ocean", which has been actively studied and only filled with "residents". There are new products, technologies, design studio. The spread - a matter of time.

What is your occupation?

My childhood was spent in the family of techies. In the four years I got my first computer. Perhaps even then I realized that my life will be associated with the technology. The seven began playing the game and realized that I wanted to do it himself. Then I have a dream was born to create virtual worlds.

I am inspired by the emotions of people who try virtual reality.

In 15 years, I made my first game and my first business opened during his school years, in the tenth grade. Then my team won the All-Russian rally school companies. We received the award for the best gaming business project.

The first two higher education received in the Kazan State Technological University (then - Kazan State Technological University), the third - in the Moscow Higher School of Economics.

I think that education is very important. It separates the wheat from the chaff and makes the coordinate system on which you have to build their own processes. A college education also allows you to think systemically. With creative people I sometimes difficult.

For me, it was always important to combine study with other spheres of activity. Even in elementary school, I combined training in music and art school, and it has not prevented me to finish general education with a gold medal. As a student, actively playing KVN, he participated in various activities.

All this has taught me to manage time and be effective in the conditions multitasking. If I had at the time was not all that, it is not sure that I would be the one who is right now.

School and Institute - is the foundation upon which everything else. At the same time I can not say that is actively used in the work received academic knowledge. Maximum of 5%. But if it were not studying, I would have had those practical knowledge we have now? I do not think. Studies gives you a piece of string, but zaberoshsya you on it or not, it depends on you.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Strong:

• leadership skills;
• purposefulness;
• the ability to motivate people;
• planning;
• systems approach.

I also perfectionistBut not sure it's strong point: sometimes interfere.

My weaknesses - is the low self-criticism (it is difficult to look at myself from the outside), and sometimes excessive emotionality.

How does your workplace?

In my office is a desk, a computer, a case for books and personal belongings, chairs and a conference table.

Still there are numerous diplomas, awards, memorabilia from friends, partners and relatives. For example, a picture where I portrayed a beautiful Fortuna.

I use all Apple products, in addition to hours. I do not like wrist gadgets, prefer not to broadcast as a Swiss watch.

Masthev applications and programs:

• Worksection - this project management system, which runs the entire team. There I plan tasks for the day and supervise the projects.
• Gmail - the postal service, which is most often used.
• Apple and calendar synchronized with it «Google Calendar" - tools for planning.
• Mindjet - to compile card ideasWhich allow a more structured and systematic look at business processes and tasks.
• Use different messengers, often - iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram.
• Starting from the school'm accounting finance. Proper financial planning is the secret of their augmentation. As part of the company's own Casher FibStone developed a system that allows you to conveniently distribute the budget.
• Dropbox - for storing files and archives.
• Chrome - favorite browser for surfing.
• Facebook and Instagram - the most popular in my social networks.

I also like Pocket application, you can save the article and return to them later.

Is there a place in your paper work?

Never use a notebook, I do not print anything and almost everything I read in electronic form.

What's your daily routine?

I'm sure the owl: I go to about two or three o'clock in the morning and get up at eight or nine in the morning.

I tried to change the schedule, and a short while I have it even happened. When you get up early, you have time to do more and feel more energetic. Even though I'm a night owl, that in the morning I feel the most productive. If you sleep for a long time, the productivity is low during the day and only restored in the late afternoon.

How to pass the time in traffic jams?

Check my email and status of tasks, generates new ideas, draw a map of thoughts, I read the article in the Pocket.

How do you feel about the delegation of authority?

I'm ambivalent about the trust and the full delegation of authority to employees. Sometimes it seems that to do something good, you can only own. But life teaches that delegate needed.

Without it will not work to create a cohesive team - dream team. So now for me to appreciate every employee as he joins the team to interact with others and develop.

What's your hobby?

As a child studied music, painting, chess and skiing. Now my main hobby - my work. In the future I plan to bail out and do yoga.

Sometimes I shoot a bow.

Very fond of traveling to tropical countries, where there is a beach, ocean, beautiful nature and waterfalls. Europe I do not like as a place for recreation and travel.

What place sport occupies in your life?

Unfortunately, sports often do not have enough time. Once I went to the gym and worked with a trainer. Now I spend a weekend in the country with his family and ride a bike. Recently I bought a new one.

I understand how important sport to maintain vitality and a positive attitude, so I plan to in the future to pay more attention to it.

Layfhakerstvo from Ilya FLACSO

My favorite book from childhood - "Lord of the Rings"Tolkien. It was she allowed me a whole new way to see the world as early as 12 years. Also like "Atlas Shrugged"Ayn Rand.

From business literature can highlight two books:

1. Recently, the most useful and interesting for me was the book by Jeffrey Moore "Crossing the chasm». I am closest to the author's approach to the issue of the promotion of high-tech products to the mass market. I advise you to book marketers and managers from the sphere of innovations and high technologies.
2. All of us tend to periodically postpone the case indefinitely, succumb to melancholy. But for such a dynamic areas as innovation, this is unacceptable. Those who want to be more productive, I can recommend the book Kelly McGonigal "Strength of will. How to develop and strengthen».

I read quite a lot of specialized publications related to the VR-industry or new technologies: hi-news.ru, vc.ru, vrgeek.ru, vrfocus.com.

From series like "Game of Thrones». Favorite films: "Gladiator», «brave Heart», «Lawnmower», «Johnny Mnemonic"And"Matrix». The latter three also led me to the idea to engage in virtual reality.

What is your life motto?

Always move toward your goal and still be honest and open, do not go over the heads.