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5th Sep 2023

S1 | E19 | Software Engineer turned SaaS founder & CEO with Alex Furman - Performica

This is Episode 19 of the ThinkData Podcast in partnership with Dataworks and I am pleased to welcome Alex Furman to the show

Alex is the Co-founder and CEO of Performica who are a SaaS platform within the People and Performance management space.

Their tool helps managers and companies retain key staff, improve culture, and ultimately increase profits!

Alex started out as a Software engineer, and has a wealth of experience in building and launching greenfield products from the ground up!

This was a very open, informative, and eye-opening account of what life as a Co-Founder is really like.

We talked about -

  • His journey as a founder and how he came up with the idea for Performica
  • How Performica is making a difference in how businesses approach workforce management and employee engagement
  • How he and Performica overcome the issues regarding employee Data privacy and security and how their platform ensures the confidentiality and integrity of the data that is collected
  • His advice to any budding entrepreneur
  • His thoughts on what the future of people analytics could look like

Alex is a highly successful and passionate Founder, and this podcast is a must listen to anyone that is curious about what life as an entrepreneur is really like!

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ThinkData Podcast
Data, AI and the Future of Work
Welcome to the ThinkData Podcast, brought to you in partnership with Dataworks 🎙

If want to stay up-to-date with the latest breakthroughs and trends in the world of Data & Artificial Intelligence, and if you're curious about some of the strategies that companies and founders use to launch Data & AI products, then you're in the right place!

Our aim is to bring together a diverse lineup of fantastic guests, from Founders to accomplished leaders and product owners at some of the most fascinating Data & AI companies worldwide who will each offer you a unique insight into what it takes to launch and scale a great Data business!

Thank you for tuning in, and I hope you enjoy the episode!

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Alex Hutchings

I am the Co-Founder of the Dataworks group who are a specialist Data & AI Talent partner in the world of Data.
I have over 10 years of experience working in Analytics and have spoken to my fair share of Data professionals, at all levels.
Through our roundtables, in-person events, and the ThinkData podcast, our aim is to provide our community with the most up-to-date insight from the fastest-growing labor market in the world today.