About us
We write less code so your webinars work better
Back in 2003, a small group of developers came together in Kharkiv, Ukraine, united by one simple belief. The best software is the software you barely notice. Nobody on the team wanted to build the flashiest product on the market. The obsession was different, making things run smoothly, load quickly, and stay out of the way when it matters most.
Over two decades later, that philosophy still drives everything. Fewer lines of code mean fewer points of failure. A lean infrastructure outperforms a bloated one every time. And real security comes from eliminating unnecessary surface area, not piling on more layers.
Today, MyOwnConference powers webinars for thousands of organizations worldwide. The team has grown, the infrastructure has expanded, but the core mindset has stayed exactly the same. If something can be made smaller or faster, it should be.
Infrastructure
Built for reliability at scale
Every webinar stream passes through an infrastructure refined over years of real-world testing, designed to deliver video and audio with the lowest possible latency to viewers worldwide.
Our journey
Two decades of building and refining
- 2003
The beginning
A small team of developers came together in Kharkiv, Ukraine. No venture capital, no grand business plan, just engineers who loved writing clean code and solving hard problems. Optimization became the mindset from day one, and it never changed.
- 2005-2011
Learning through real projects
For several years, we took on subcontract work for companies across Europe and beyond. Every project taught us something new about scalability, performance, and what happens when software meets the unpredictable reality of production environments. These lessons became the foundation for everything we would build later.
- 2012
Akovana, UAB is born
The company, Akovana, UAB, was officially registered in Lithuania, planting roots in the European Union. More than a legal formality, it meant a stable base to operate from and a clear signal that this project was built for the long run.
- 2013
MyOwnConference goes live
MyOwnConference launched as a webinar platform built on top of Adobe Flash streaming technology. Flash was the industry standard at the time, and it worked well. But even then, the team could see that Flash had a limited future, and planning for what comes next started early.
- 2014
The HTML5 transition begins
While most competitors were still comfortable with Flash, work began on an HTML5 version of the platform using the WebRTC protocol. A significant engineering challenge, essentially rebuilding the entire streaming pipeline from scratch. The bet was that the open web would win, and it did.
- 2015
Flash is gone
The full migration from Adobe Flash to the HTML5-based platform was complete. No half-measures, no legacy fallbacks. A clean break. Most competitors would only start this transition years later.
- 2016
Adaptive streaming arrives
8-track adaptive streaming arrived through Apple HLS technology. The platform could now automatically adjust video quality in real time based on each viewer's connection speed, so even users on slower connections would get a smooth experience.
- 2017-2018
Our own broadcasting technology
Two years of focused work went into building a proprietary broadcasting technology from scratch. The goal was simple enough to state and hard enough to achieve. Deliver video and audio with the lowest possible delay. The result was sub-2-second latency without sacrificing quality, even on the slowest internet connections.
- 2019
A better control panel
The user dashboard got a complete redesign. Event scheduling, a calendar system, material management, and full mobile responsiveness all landed in one update. Everything an organizer needs in one place, without clutter.
- 2020
The year everything changed
COVID-19 hit, and the entire world moved online overnight. Demand for webinar services skyrocketed. The infrastructure had to scale fast, and it did. Server capacity expanded to ensure uninterrupted broadcasts even in regions where reliable internet was still a luxury.
- 2021
Refining what works
With the pandemic rush behind us, attention turned back to what the team does best. The proprietary broadcasting technology went through another round of fine-tuning. Overhead went down, unnecessary processing steps were cut, and latency dropped further.
- 2022
Adapting to a new reality
War came to Ukraine. Some team members had to relocate. Clients were lost, and the uncertainty was unlike anything a business plan could prepare for. But the work continued. Operations were streamlined, costs reduced, and a redesigned website launched. When everything around you is unstable, you focus on what you can control.
- 2023
Recovery and rebuilding
Both infrastructure and product went through a full rebuild. The goal went beyond recovery to pre-war levels. Every server cluster was audited, every process reviewed, and the product came out genuinely better. A year like 2022 strips away anything that is not essential.
- 2024
Under one second
The proprietary broadcasting technology hit a new milestone. Video and audio signal latency dropped to under one second, without any loss in quality. For context, most competing platforms still operate at 3 to 5 seconds of delay. Participants can now respond in real time without the awkward pauses that higher latency creates.
- 2025
The next generation dashboard
A completely new control panel for the platform is currently in development. Built with modern web technologies and designed from the ground up, it reflects two decades of learning about what webinar organizers actually need. This is one of the biggest updates in the product's history.
- 2026
What comes next
A redesigned website for the service launches this year, along with full integration of AI-powered tools into the platform. And there is always something left to optimize, some millisecond to shave off, some process to simplify. Twenty-three years in, and the work is far from finished.
Our philosophy
Built to last, refined every day
MyOwnConference started as a simple idea and grew into a platform trusted by thousands of organizers worldwide. Every feature, every optimization, and every line of code reflects one belief. Technology should work so well that you forget it is there. Twenty-three years of engineering have shaped this product, and we are still just getting started.
