Founder Friday: "The Long Way In, From Corporate to Founder" with Eva Kapitany, Founder of FeedFrwd

​In 2025, a layoff ended Eva Kapitany's corporate chapter. She didn't go looking for the same job again. Instead, she built FeedFrwd, the AI tool she'd spent two decades wishing existed.

​Eva will talk about moving from enterprise consulting and three tours at Microsoft to founding an AI startup. She'll share five lessons from her first year as a founder:

• ​Turning corporate experience into a startup advantage

• ​Deciding what matters before the noise decides for you

• ​Shipping before it feels finished

• ​Building your community before you need it

• ​Using AI as your first team

​Whether you're already building or still deciding, you'll leave with three questions for your own next chapter.

​About Eva
Eva Kapitany is the founder of FeedFrwd (feedfrwd.ai), an AI platform that helps product teams prioritize customer feedback by business impact. She is self-taught and the daughter of Hungarian immigrants. Her 20+ year career in enterprise consulting includes three tours at Microsoft. She is a founding member of AI Powered Woman Seattle Chapter & The SWELL Incubator and an advocate for women in AI.