Dan Turchin

“Dan Turchin is an exceptional leader, visionary, and product executive. He is fearless in his business approach to starting new ventures and bringing new products to market. I had the pleasure of working with Dan at Astound and was inspired by his impeccable instincts for hiring the right people and building a company culture with a foundation of integrity, collaboration and customer excellence. His compassionate leadership style and team-oriented approach enabled our team to break barriers and reach incredible heights of success. Dan's technical talent combined with his management skills are incredibly rare, he's one of a kind! In addition to Dan's IT expertise, he is a master on any presentation stage, and has the ability to really read an audience and talk to them in an engaging, personal way. On many occasions, I've seen him "steal the show" at industry and executive conferences, delivering the most high-impact, educational content of the program, and as a result, he enables audience members to not only connect with his content but challenge themselves further and reach their own professional potential. Many IT professionals have used Dan's way of thinking and infused into their innovation best practices. He has always received the highest marks for his presentations and it's no surprise that he's a well-sought after speaker, thought leader and expert in Silicon Valley! ”

“I had the very good fortune of working with Dan at Astound because startups require leaders with vision, intellect, and an unwavering customer focus and Dan possesses superpowers in all three. He is the epitome of a seasoned, veteran entrepreneur and full-stack executive with deep functional experience together with the deep technical understanding of the state-of-the-art, with a vision of what is to come in 3, 5, and 10+ years. His ability to combine seeing the big picture with an incredible attention to detail was legionary. His passion was contagious and he both challenged and inspired us to develop cutting edge AI products that created a differentiated value proposition for our customers. Dan’s ability to hear the customer and see the big picture drove innovation at the company and his influence and encouragement were the greatest source of my learning and growth while I was at Astound. One of the things that I personally appreciated was how accessible and action-oriented Dan was – I could always ask a question or send out a note – on weekends or late at night – and would receive his response in minutes. It was one of the many things Dan consistently did that made working for him a great experience! I am confident that our paths will cross again. ”