25/11/2025
Meet Mariia Potupchik, CEO & Founder of YourSkills, who is reshaping how teams work and how talent is allocated within companies in the age of AI.๐
YourSkills, a Stanford-incubated start-up now accelerated at AceON Accelerator, is a skills-first AI platform for hybrid teams that helps consulting and project-based SMEs deliver more projects with the same people by uncovering hidden skills, reallocating talent more intelligently, and filling capability gaps with AI support. ๐ฆพ
We asked Mariia to share her industry insights by answering four questions:
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ชโ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐จ?
๐ Weโre finally moving from job titles to real skills. Thatโs the big shift. AI gives companies visibility they never had before, what skills actually exist inside the business, whatโs missing, and how to bridge the gap. In big enterprises, AI is used for building skill taxonomies, predicting workforce needs, and creating personalized upskilling paths. Smaller companies use it more practically to automate skill discovery, match people to projects, and get quick insights from limited data. The exciting part is that AI is making workforce intelligence accessible. What used to be a privilege of Fortune 500 HR teams is now something a 50-person company can use to make smarter, faster talent decisions.
2๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ๐-๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ?
๐ 1.Map your skills. Not roles, not job descriptions but actual human capabilities. You canโt build the future if you donโt know what you already have.
๐2. Build digital and AI literacy across every level. People donโt need to code but they need to understand how to collaborate with AI.
๐3. Make experimentation part of your culture. Let teams play with AI tools, learn fast, and adapt. Companies that experiment will move faster than those that overthink.
3๏ธโฃ ๐ฟ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐ฎ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ, ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐?
๐ I think Gen Z is both different and a product of the world weโve built. They grew up online, surrounded by instant feedback and constant change, so they naturally expect the same at work. They want transparency, flexibility, and meaning. Theyโre not difficult - theyโre just optimized for a digital, fast-paced world. And they expect work to be part of life, not separate from it. For example, millennials value flexibility and collaborative problem-solving - seeking growth, transparency, and purpose. But Gen Z values diversity, individuality, and entrepreneurialism - looking for stimulation and development. Gen Alpha will take this even further - theyโre AI-native. Theyโll expect full personalization and autonomy from day one.
4๏ธโฃ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ?
๐ YourSkills helps companies make sense of what they already have - their people, their skills, their potential - and put people, projects and AI into action. Our AI automatically maps skills from CVs, projects, and performance data, and connects them to projects, learning, and even AI that help teams work smarter.
๐ For example: A consulting company uses YourSkills to match
talent to client projects instantly. No more manual coordination. AI finds the best-fit people based on required skills and past results. It saves managers hours every week and boosts delivery speed.
๐ Another example: A mid-size IT agency uses YourSkills to shape its skills strategy. They analyze team data, spot emerging gaps, and build upskilling plans around real insights, not guesswork.
