CEO Interview:
ANDERS HAGBERG How long have you been involved with Cinode as CEO ? I’ve been part of the Cinode journey since 2014. When I joined the start-up, I was the Head of Growth, and through meeting customers and various businesses I gained a lot of insights within skills management and its potential. In September of 2018 I took on the role as CEO. During that time the company was growing at a fast pace, going from a start-up into a scale up phase, which is a phase that I truly love from a management perspective. I am very passionate about building companies, strong company cultures, and managing the growth together with all amazing Cinoders. Can you explain how Cinode works for businesses looking to use your platform - What are the main advantages of integrating such a platform for major businesses? First of all, digital Skills Management and a transparent skill inventory aids companies streamline their decision making with regards to their daily operations and their workforce - How should we allocate our resources?
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Should we reskill, upskill, recruit or bring in external expertise? With the data points about skills ambitions, availability and assignments, you get a clear overview of your workforce, their skill supply and eventual skill gaps. This helps you procure the best teams with a mix of skills, as well as it helps you match the right individual with the right assignment, with speed and accuracy. For employees, the value lies in the transparency and visibility. The platform lets employees show their skills, experiences and ambitions, in order to be matched with the perfect assignment. The feedback we have received from customers is that this enhances the employees engagement in their own growth, as well as their motivation at the workplace. IS the platform aimed at any specific industry or company size ? With regards to industries, until this point we have focused on professional service organisations (IT consultants, Technical engineers, Management Consultants). However, we have started to see a growing demand in other “knowledge intensive”
industries where services rely on skills and networks. We are now starting to expand our offerings to be able to help as many companies as we can, regardless of industry. The platform is suitable for a range of firm sizes. We have big global corporations joining the platform, as well as giggers who join the platform via Cinode Market or via an invitation from other users. The platform’s embedded network drives network effects and business opportunities for both paying and non-paying customers. It is truly cool to see that global corporations as well as one-person companies benefit from the Cinode ecosystem in different ways.
