Piotr Smolen
CEO at symmetrical.ai, Symmetrical.ai
Serial entrepreneur obsessed with creating world-class products, brands, and teams. From 0 to 1, scaling, and beyond—specializing in B2B growth. Previously bootstrapped Turbine Analytics, a financial software company, and successfully exited to a global private equity firm.
Piotr's Startup
SaaS tools (plus our tech stack) that we use today at symmetrical.ai
35 tools
Pipedrive
"Main CRM" - Piotr Smolen
Easy-to-use CRM helps sales teams close deals and grow revenue.
Clay
"Master data for accounts/leads database" - Piotr Smolen
Find, enrich, and connect with anyone using AI-powered research.
lemlist
"Outbound emailing + email domain warming" - Piotr Smolen
Personalized cold emails that land in inboxes, not spam.
Bouncer
"Email list cleaning" - Piotr Smolen
Verifies emails, protects forms, ensuring list quality and delivery.
Apollo.io
"Lead data discovery platform" - Piotr Smolen
Find, contact, and close deals faster with B2B sales intelligence.
PhantomBuster
"Web scraping tool" - Piotr Smolen
Automate website actions and data extraction without coding.
Webflow
"Website platform" - Piotr Smolen
Build and launch responsive websites visually, without coding.
WordPress.com
"Blog part of the website" - Piotr Smolen
Create secure, fast websites easily with managed platform hosting.
GetResponse
"Email marketing" - Piotr Smolen
Email marketing and automation platform. Grow your audience.
Zapier
"Automation, integrates multiple tools" - Piotr Smolen
Connect your apps, automate tasks, work smarter.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
" Lead generation and sales via LinkedIn" - Piotr Smolen
Find, target, and connect with the right prospects on LinkedIn.
Notion
"Main organizational knowledge base, product backlog, performance reviews & feedback" - Piotr Smolen
Your connected workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
Slack
"Communication platform" - Piotr Smolen
Team communication and collaboration, all in one place.
ChatGPT
"Content creation assistance (caution advised: outputs can be generic/low quality)" - Piotr Smolen
AI assistant answers questions, writes text, sparks creative ideas.
Superhuman
"High-quality email client" - Piotr Smolen
Blazing-fast email for power users. Streamlined, AI-powered productivity.
Fireflies.ai
"Automatic meeting notes, works well in Polish, best among tested options" - Piotr Smolen
AI meeting assistant: record, transcribe, analyze, and automate workflows.
Google Workspace
"Email and productivity suite" - Piotr Smolen
Cloud-based apps for teamwork, communication, and getting things done.
Symmetrical AI
"HR management, payroll, leave tracking, contract management, used internally ("dogfooding") with the goal of reducing bureaucracy" - Piotr Smolen
Automates Polish HR/payroll, blending tech with proactive expert support.
Trello
"Task management" - Piotr Smolen
Visually manage projects, track tasks, and collaborate seamlessly.
Pylon
"Excellent B2B support tool, highly recommended" - Piotr Smolen
Centralize customer support, automate workflows, scale with ease.
MongoDB
"Database" - Piotr Smolen
Flexible document database handles large, evolving datasets with ease.
Docker
Ships software easily in standard containers, simplifying deployments.
Kubernetes
Automates containerized app deployment, scaling, and management.
Argo CD
Automates deployments, keeping applications synced with your code repository.
AWS Bedrock
Use many AI models easily, tailor for secure, impactful results.
Data Space
Secure, reliable hosting and AI infrastructure, tailored for compliance.
Grafana Labs
Visualize, understand, and alert on your metrics, logs, and traces.
Sentry
Catches bugs, prevents crashes, keeps software happy.
Better Stack
Website monitoring, incident management, and log analysis.
Jira
"Software development management" - Piotr Smolen
Teamwork, project management, and issue tracking made easy.
Figma
"Design tool" - Piotr Smolen
Collaborative design tool for interface, web, and more.
Cursor
"Code development assistant" - Piotr Smolen
AI-powered code editor boosts productivity with code generation and completion.
Make (formerly Integromat)
"EU-compliant alternative to Zapier for internal automations" - Piotr Smolen
Visually connect apps, automate tasks, and boost productivity.
PostHog
"Product analytics, monitoring" - Piotr Smolen
Open-source product analytics, feature flags, and session recordings.
Ahrefs
"Being implemented" - Piotr Smolen
SEO toolset for competitive analysis, keyword research, and rank tracking.
An AI tool that observes your work, finds inefficiencies, and suggests smarter ways to do things. Maybe you can use your tools better, automate tasks, or switch software.