Simon traces his unlikely path from British art school and Royal Mail to Amsterdam’s creative scene, where the early ideas behind WeTransfer grew out of a very real problem: agencies needed a simple, trustworthy way to send large files without accounts, passwords, or friction.

From there, the conversation moves through Facebook, anonymity, AI regulation, and Simon’s current work at Ramp, where speed, recruitment, education, and culture are central to scaling without becoming slow.

At the heart of the interview is a tension every modern company faces: how do you move fast without losing responsibility, customer empathy, or trust?

Simon argues that great teams win by listening closely, staying willing to be wrong, and avoiding the gatekeepers that slow progress down.

This is a conversation about design leadership, startup culture, product velocity,

AI, compliance, and the human judgment required to build companies that can move quickly without breaking what matters.

Featuring stories from WeTransfer, Facebook, Royal Mail, and Ramp, this episode is for anyone interested in product design, leadership, startups, fintech, compliance, AI, and the future of fast-moving teams.

He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Croissant, a company building the system of record for variable workspace - replacing traditional office leases and workspace stipends with controlled, usage-based spend.

In this episode, Zoltan explains why the way we work has permanently changed, why companies are moving away from long-term leases, and why the future of work will look more flexible, distributed, and usage-based.

He also shares how AI is forcing leaders to rethink hiring, office strategy, and workforce planning in real time.

Zoltan is the CEO & Co-Founder of Croissant. He previously served as Vice President of Product Management at Appfire, Head of Product & Growth at Printify, Director of Product Management for Growth, Data & AI at IBM, and has advised founders and portfolio companies on product, growth, and business strategy.

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