Episode 66

Disrupting the Exam marking industry | Pau Pavon, Founder Examfy

Published on: 11th April, 2023

Pau Pavon is the co-founder and Head of Product at Examfy, where he helps teachers streamline the exam marking process.

In today’s episode, Pao speaks about his journey as a Founder while being a University student, his findings on cultural differences between Spain, Korea, India and Northern Europe, and his approach to product development. He emphasizes the need to talk to costumers constantly, how he goes about it, and his favourite method: Obsess about the problem, not the solution. 

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In this episode we cover:


  • How Pau became a tech founder while still being a university student.
  • His experiences working in different countries.
  • The inspiration behind the idea of creating a digital platform for students to access their corrected exams online.
  • The validation process of the idea, including brainstorming and gathering feedback from students and teachers.
  • The development and launch of the minimum viable product (MVP) of the platform, including its features and functionality.
  • Initial feedback and challenges faced, including the need to streamline the scanning process for teachers.
  • Exploring potential use cases beyond education, such as document digitization for personal or professional purposes
  • Learning from other companies with similar technologies
  • Working with his CoFounder Tony & challenges in keeping friendship and business separate
  • Challenges in acquiring customers and scaling the business
  • Partnerships with other software companies to expand reach and access to schools
  • Importance of execution and problem-solving in building the business.


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Disclaimer: 

This episode does not constitute professional nor financial nor health advice and does not represent the opinion nor views of my current, past or future employers; nor those of the guests. The guest has agreed to record and release our conversation for the use of this podcast and promotion in social media.

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Monica Millares

Monica is a Fintech entrepreneur passionate about delivering solutions that help people manage their money better - because sadly, most of us are in a vulnerable financial position.

She moved to Malaysia as part of BigPay's founding team to help build and launch what is now one of the fastest growing Challenger NeoBanks in South East Asia.

Prior to BigPay, Monica was one of the first joiners in UK Challenger Bank, Tandem, where she helped build a digital bank from scratch.

She is a product and customer experience senior business leader with over 17 years experience working in highly pressured, fast changing environments.

Monica is a mindset coach and the host of Mind of Success - a personal development and entrepreneurship podcast for the ambitious and entrepreneurial woman.

She has a background in Engineering and holds a Master’s Degree in Information Systems Management from the London School of Economics.