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.
Episodes
14 episodes
Episode 14: Lewis Reeves, Walr
Episode OverviewLewis Reeves, founder and CEO of Walr, on building a data infrastructure platform that powers market research agencies at scale.Episode HighlightsAgentic workflows in practice: Walr has built ove...
Episode 13: Samuel Cohen, Fairgen
Episode OverviewFairgen founder Samuel Cohen on synthetic data, digital twins and how AI is making market research more accessible to more organisations.Episode HighlightsA taxonomy of synthetic data
Episode 12: Kathy Cheng, inca
Episode OverviewKathy Cheng, founder and CEO of inca, on why better survey experiences produce better data — and what the industry needs to change.Episode HighlightsFrom qual to quant — by accident.
Episode 11: Ange Taylor - AddMaple
Episode OverviewAngelique Taylor, founder of AddMaple, shares how frustration with fragmented data tools inspired a visual-first exploration platform built for insights teams.Episode HighlightsFrom UX ...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
Episode 5: Hakan Yardakul, Bolt Insight
Episode OverviewHakan Yurdakul, CEO of Bolt Insight, discusses AI-native research, dynamic personas, and how conversational AI is transforming market research.Episode HighlightsPioneer in AI Research: Bolt Insig...
Episode 4: Hendrik van Hove & Niels Schillewaert, Conveo
Episode OverviewAI-powered research platform Conveo transforms market insights through AI-moderated video interviews, delivering deeper consumer understanding at scale.Episode HighlightsThe Future of Data C...
Episode 3: Tanika McLeod, OneCliq (Dig Insights)
Episode OverviewCo-founder Tanika McLeod discusses OneCliq's AI-powered qualitative insights platform and her journey from researcher to startup founder.Episode HighlightsFrom Researcher to Founder: How Tanika c...
Episode 2 - Matteo Cera, Founder and CEO: Glaut
Episode OverviewAI-powered research meets human expertise: Matteo Cera explores how AI moderated interviews bridge qual and quant research for faster, deeper insights.Episode HighlightsAI Moderated Intervie...
Episode 1: Aneesh Dhawan - Founder & CEO, Knit
Episode OverviewIn this inaugural episode, we sit down with Aneesh Dhawan, Founder and CEO of Knit, the AI-powered market research platform.The conversation explores both the ways that AI is transforming market research and the cr...
