The Founders and Leaders Series
Mike Stevens of Insight Platforms interviews the tech entrepreneurs and business leaders building the future of research, insights and analytics.
Podcasting since 2025 • 10 episodes
The Founders and Leaders Series
Latest Episodes
Episode 10: Frederic-Charles Petit, CEO, Toluna
Episode OverviewFrédéric-Charles Petit, Founder and CEO of Toluna, on building a 25-year-old consumer insights company for the age of AI.Episode HighlightsFour pillars, one platform. Toluna's model...
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Episode 10
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27:34
Episode 9: Andrew Cooper, Founder & CEO, Verve
Episode OverviewAndrew Cooper, founder and CEO of Verve, on synthetic personas, the respondent crisis, and a new model for AI-powered insight.Episode HighlightsFrom access panels to AI simulations:...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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36:33
Episode 8: Olaf Lenzmann, Co-Founder, Market Logic Software
Episode OverviewOlaf Lenzmann discusses Market Logic's AI evolution, synthetic personas, innovation workflows and the lessons from building a research tech platform over 15 years.Episode HighlightsAI-powered insight...
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Episode 8
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39:08
Episode 7: Daniel Graff-Radford, CEO, Discuss
Episode OverviewDaniel Graff-Radford explores the evolution of research tech platform Discuss, combining qual research with the Voxco survey and Ascribe AI text analytics platforms.Episode HighlightsThe merger story...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:52
Episode 6: Tobi Andersson, General Manager, Forsta
Episode OverviewTobi Andersson shares his journey founding and scaling Dapresy to 100+ employees, the formation of Forsta, and his insights on AI in market research.Episode HighlightsBuilding Dapresy from a single-empl...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:35
