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Ian Leysen , Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder , Datadobi
wWhat would you describe as your most a memorable achievement ?
Co-founding Datadobi , a Belgian scale-up , and making it the world-leader in unstructured data migration with more than 900 large enterprise customers globally . We achieved this without external funding and with an average profitability of more than 10 % since inception a decade ago .
What first made you think of a career in technology ?
During the mid-eighties , at the age of 16 , I built my own first set of loudspeakers . That made my dream of becoming a bespoke active loudspeakers builder , which motivated me to get a master of engineering in micro-electronics . In my first job when I finished university , I started out as a software tester on a software distribution platform for Macintosh with a Belgian start up Filewave . From that point onwards , I was embedded in the software world .
What style of management philosophy do you employ with your current position ?
The management style I employ is consultative and consensual . I welcome debate and discussion with
joint commitment to get to decisions rationally and quickly . This motivates people to take ownership , backed by shared insight and goals setting . This approach gave birth to two terms we consider instrumental to the company ’ s DNA : PCOC ( Persistence , Commitment , Ownership & Completion ) and NAAS ( No Apology As a Service ).
What do you think is the current hot technology talking point ?
The vast progress in ( mobile ) technology created a strongly connected world where companies , that own and provide the technology to collect and analyze everyone ’ s meta ( data ) and subsequently actively influence people ’ s ideas and behavior , start to have a strong influence on democratic processes . This
I welcome debate and discussion with a joint commitment to get to decisions rationally and quickly . This motivates people to take ownership , backed by shared insight and goals setting .
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